A for Effort
by rrusczyk, Feb 18, 2009, 11:17 PM
Here's a Princeton classmate of mine commenting on an NYT article about how students think working hard should be enough for good grades. One little piece of it is:
I can't help but think, "If she just wanted a B for showing up, she should have gone to Harvard."
(Yeah, yeah, to be fair, there's rampant grade inflation at my alma mater, too.)
Quote:
Sarah Kinn, a junior English major at the University of Vermont, agreed, saying, “I feel that if I do all of the readings and attend class regularly that I should be able to achieve a grade of at least a B.”
I can't help but think, "If she just wanted a B for showing up, she should have gone to Harvard."
(Yeah, yeah, to be fair, there's rampant grade inflation at my alma mater, too.)
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