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“Contract-Grading” and the War Against Academic Excellence

Apr 20, 2022 · Adam Ellwanger · Comments Off on “Contract-Grading” and the War Against Academic Excellence

When I was in high school in the mid-1990s, we were all required to swim in gym class. This was before wokeness. Since then, concerns over “accessibility,” “inclusion,” “acceptance,” and … Continue reading ““Contract-Grading” and the War Against Academic Excellence”


If All Men are Created Equal, Why Do We Need Grades?

Jul 29, 2020 · John Staddon · Comments Off on If All Men are Created Equal, Why Do We Need Grades?

I just finished a fascinating book, The Recovery of the West, by polymath Englishman Michael Roberts. Roberts became famous as a poet, but was trained as a scientist and spent … Continue reading “If All Men are Created Equal, Why Do We Need Grades?”


Wisconsin won’t admit it, but its new egalitarian policy leads to grading quotas

Dec 17, 2014 · W. Lee Hansen · Comments Off on Wisconsin won’t admit it, but its new egalitarian policy leads to grading quotas

In July, I wrote about the pressure that University of Wisconsin officials have been exerting on the faculty for greater “equity” on campus.


My Pangs of Conscience

Feb 5, 2014 · Michael Shaughnessy · Comments Off on My Pangs of Conscience

A professor ruminates on the difficulties of grading.

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