a ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
: I respect students who try hard and give their best. I have no respect for
: smart students who don't live up to their talents. If a student works full time
: and still can't do it, I'll never ever fail him/her. To me, the most important
: thing is that you give your best.
I agree about respect. Respect and grades are two different things.
In graduate school, at least under my system, an A means this student
has given evidence of future success as a doctoral degree candidate.
C means a student should not be admitted to candidacy unless there
are extremely extenuating circumstances to account for the grade.
It is unfair to the student and the system to encourage with passing
grades those whose performace indicates they don't belong in a particular
program or area of study.
If we're talking about a last gasp non-major distribution requirement for
a student to finish an undergraduate program, I'm inclined to lean more
toward D for door-prize for a *sincere best-effort*, but it's been almost
20 years since that's been an issue for me.
