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	<title>Comments on: Too Many A&#8217;s</title>
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		<title>By: (d)avid</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2004 17:45:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ironically, tutorials and grade inflation go hand in hand.  In two of the three tutorials I took, it was explicitly stated that "The assumption is that you will work hard. I'll give everyone A's so that you feel free to take chances."

Not surprisingly, a few people felt free to shirk their duties and created a PAINFUL tutorial.  In fact, one partner copied and pasted the same two paragraphs into three different papers.

Isolated incidents to be sure.  The vast majority of students work very hard in tutorials because there is nowhere to hide if you slack off.  I have nothing but good things to say about tutorials.  It offers an almost unique chance to thoroughly explore and challenge intellectual arguments.  I think it is great that the college expanded the program.

However, I would suspect that the average grade in tutorials is awfully close to an A.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ironically, tutorials and grade inflation go hand in hand.  In two of the three tutorials I took, it was explicitly stated that &#8220;The assumption is that you will work hard. I&#8217;ll give everyone A&#8217;s so that you feel free to take chances.&#8221;</p>
<p>Not surprisingly, a few people felt free to shirk their duties and created a PAINFUL tutorial.  In fact, one partner copied and pasted the same two paragraphs into three different papers.</p>
<p>Isolated incidents to be sure.  The vast majority of students work very hard in tutorials because there is nowhere to hide if you slack off.  I have nothing but good things to say about tutorials.  It offers an almost unique chance to thoroughly explore and challenge intellectual arguments.  I think it is great that the college expanded the program.</p>
<p>However, I would suspect that the average grade in tutorials is awfully close to an A.</p>
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