It's such a drastic change sometimes, going from high school to college grading. My teachers this year don't check my homework for correct answers, they check to see if it is completed. In college, if it's not correct you might as well not even do it. That completely unscrews everything we've ever been taught. The professors in this article said that if a student does the work, he will 'make' his grade, not receive it. This is complete nonsense. I know people that work for hours on assignments, but no one sees it, so it doesn't measure up. Professors don't see the hours students spend, just as parents often don't. Parents will complain that their kids aren't earning the grades they want them to earn, not realizing that their children are doing the best they can. It's nonsense.
Ha. If students developed a genuine interest in their field, they would worry less about the grades and actually learn. So, if a student grows an interest in a class that they are forced to take in order to earn their degree, they will succeed. What a fantastic philosophy. I wish that there was a way to earn a grade, but I think that ultimately it is received by the professor.
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But what happens when you, a pre-med student, work extremely hard and only get a 75%? Is it right to put someone else's life in the your hands, as a doctor, when you are don't understand a quarter of the material?
ReplyDeleteI'm saying that students are graded on bookwork, or just good essays. They're not graded on ability or effort. If a pre med student doesn't understand the material, they could still get an a, because there is no way to judge ability without actually observing them operating on a patient. there is no sound way of grading a student while being fair.
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