Archive for the ‘ Grading ’ Category

This Is What Professors Think About When You’ve Answered the Question Absolutely Wrong

Ever wonder what your profs think about you and your wretched performance after you’ve fully hosed a final exam answer? Female Science Professor writes her ponderings so we can all know how our eff-ups can throw our professor for a loop. [ READ MORE ]

I Paid A Guy To Write My Ethics Paper

It turns out you really can pay someone to do your writing for you in high school, college, and grad school. You just need a fistful of cash and a moral compass that’s lacking a true north[ READ MORE ]

‘H’ Is For ‘Half-Measure Haggis’

ABC News reported that the public high schools in Grand Rapids, Michigan, have decided to give out “H” grades in lieu of a failing “F” grade. The “H” stands for “held,” and means the student has twelve weeks to do the work and fix the problem. Yale University professor of psychology and child psychiatry, Alan [ READ MORE ]