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In response to "Do you curve it in that case? -- nm" by Subversive

I loathe curving.

Posted by nubby Jun 29 '09, 19:45

You can't compare apples to apples. A B+ one semester might be a C the next.

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fail them all, it gives you job security when they all have to take your class again -- nm - dogbert183 Jun 29, 20:10 2
- officer thinking. -- nm - nubby Jun 29, 20:15 1
  - and then their parents complain to the school! -- nm - loosilu Jun 29, 20:24
now you're talkin' ... - reluctantcynic (en treo) Jun 29, 20:09
But clearly the test you gave was harder than any you've given before. - Subversive Jun 29, 19:51 9
- Isn't this the Sonia Sotomayor court case? -- nm - Qale Jun 29, 20:18
- Or the students are dumber this semester. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jun 29, 19:51 7
  - Well, it's summer, so it's 4x faster, so it's 4x harder. - nubby Jun 29, 19:55 6
    - disagree. immersion is easier than french one, for instance. -- nm - the haterstown campus loves mandy lane Jun 29, 20:05 4
      - I think it depends on the subject. Maybe science needs to "sink in". -- nm - nubby Jun 29, 20:06 3
        
        fast can work in science. But if you are confused, and the course roars on without you, you are hosed. -- nm - psilotum Jun 29, 20:10 2
        
        this reminds me. did you ever TA for evolutionary bio? It was weird. Seems so obvious but yet clearly the undergrads were not soaking in - loosilu Jun 29, 20:18
        
        speaking only for me, I really needed time for it to sink in. -- nm - loosilu Jun 29, 20:13
    - I still say an automatic extra credit to anyone using a slide rule instead of calculator -- nm - peglegpete Jun 29, 19:57

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