Alright I have a huge problem with the way that scoring is done in some classes at UCSD and I feel like this is exactly what is wrong with education and grading. My girlfriend is a student at UCSD and told me that in all of her writing classes the teacher tells them ahead of time that only 10% of all the essays turned in will get an A. Even if the paper is an A paper! Are you kidding me! Great way to set students up for failure and unmotivated them to try, or care at all! I reviewed her latest essay and there were check marks on every page showing that she showed complete comprehension as to what they teacher wanted the students to learn from the assignment. The only comment that was made was a yes after a strong point in the argument. There were no red marks, or comments pertaining to something that she did not cover in the essay and should have. She had an A paper and at the bottom of the paper was an 84%! I want her to go to her teacher and ask why she received an 84%, but who knows what excuse the teacher will come up with. I really do not understand knocking a student down for no reason. What does that say about the education system other than "hey lets make this completely unfair to the students, that way the will become unmotivated or think they will never live up to grade A standards. Then they will never reach their full potential and it will be all our fault! yay!" Maybe they think it will push the students harder... highly doubtful. Congratulations UCSD you have turned learning into an impossible standard.
In other words.... GO STATE!
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