The most unusual grading method I have experienced was as a student. The class was Artificial Intelligence. We had one required text and two supplementary books although no readings were ever specifically assigned. At the end of the course, the professor announced that he would give everyone B's unless we came to him and told him we thought we should get a different grade. (Have I mentioned the school had a strong honor code and that take-home exams were the norm?) I went to ask for an A, expecting to have to present my reasons but he didn't wait to hear them, just said fine.
Rumor has it, however, that there was one student some years before, who almost never went to class and of course probably didn't do any of the reading or anything. At the end of the course he went to the prof and requested an A. The prof's response was, All right, I'll give you the A. But you are a bastard, and don't you ever forget that I told you you were a bastard. Charlotte >Do you care to share some of the unusual grading methods (fact or fiction) >you have heard of? >One I have heard of but unable to verify is that of the prof who stands on >the top of the stairs and throws all the term papers up in the >air.Apparently the heavier papers will navigate to the bottom steps >and those will be assigned A s. > >And while on this subject (free associating),do you have a tendency to >give papers that are typed higher grades than handwritten ones? > >Michael Sylvester,PhD >Daytona Beach,Florida > > > > > > >--- >You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ======================================================================= Charlotte F. Manly, Ph.D. | Psychological & Brain Sciences Assistant Professor | 317 Life Sciences Bldg ph: (502) 852-8162 | University of Louisville fax: (502) 852-8904 | Louisville, KY 40292 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.louisville.edu/a-s/psychology/ http://www.louisville.edu/~cfmanl01 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
