Students at Harvard and Yale are demanding a “universal pass” grading system for their online courses in the wake of coronavirus-induced campus evacuations.In other words, "give me an A because slavery, or something."
A coalition of Yale students recommends students get credit for every class, receiving a “P” (“Pass”) grade instead of traditional letter grades. According to the Yale Daily News, the main reason for the appeal is “equity"...
Over at Harvard, The Crimson reports although “individual departments” have allowed students to take online courses pass/fail, some students have complained this system is “insufficiently equitable.”
Why go to an elite school if you don't want an elite education? I guess the answer is "I just want the name on my diploma." They want the credential without the achievement the credential signifies.
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Spot on-- they have realized that the work is meaningless, and the name on the diploma is everything.
In a sane world, employers would treat a diploma from Harvard or Yale (and similar woke Ivories) just like that from the infamous Evergreen State College, land of no majors, no grades, and much wokeness.
Darren,
As I recall you, I, and another blogger would get into heated discussions over the quality of the graduates of the Ivy League these days.
Something I may have told you, I have a friend on the department, his son always dreamed of attending Harvard:
1. He has a 4.56 GPA.
2. Something like a 1585 on the ACT.
3. Was in Boy's State 3 times, mayor twice.
4. At the age of 17, was one of three co-authors of a peer reviewed paper on pharmacology.
5. Is fluent in three languages, English, Spanish, and Mandarin.
6. Starting concert flutist.
And I'm leaving off a couple of other qualifications. He applied to every college in the Ivy's. Only one (I forget the university) accepted him. But David Camera Hogg, with a 4.2 (commendable, but not almost 4.6) average, got into Harvard.
My friend and his son are part of a growing movement against the Ivy League. They don't like Asian students, although by the books, they are the most qualified.
Oh, my friend's son is at the University of Texas-Austin, full scholarship. What a waste on the part of the other university's, what a gain for UT.
Much like liberals on the economy and on freedom, Harvard has had it good for so long that they don't think they could possibly lose it.
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