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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][url]https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/harvard-students-furious-over-plan-061700240.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAD1z6z1tIcGmU6fPqnH5QWV3uhzTpM1vKxuoDMfgIee8pKP5-

The proposal under consideration would limit A grades in undergraduate courses to no more than 20% of the class plus four additional students. Roughly 60% of grades were an A in the academic year ending in mid-2025 at Harvard, more than double the rate in 2006. That fell to 53% in the fall semester after Harvard urged faculty to be more disciplined.

the Harvard vote has the potential to be a catalyst for wider changes. If one of the country’s best known and most prestigious universities declares grade inflation a problem, it could inspire other schools to do the same[/quote]

I have a feeling parents want only A for their students even if their students rarely go to class and learn nothing. They tend to blame the faculty.[/quote]

Another problem of this is that the truly outstanding students feel their efforts are not really awarded and they are surrounded by slackers. Also grad school admission can’t rely on grades anymore.[/quote]

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