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re: LSU students have a petition going around to Institute pass/fail grading system
Posted on 3/27/20 at 1:34 pm to Kategory 5
Posted on 3/27/20 at 1:34 pm to Kategory 5
So you would either have a 4.0 or 0.0?
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Posted on 3/27/20 at 1:34 pm to Kategory 5
Almost 20yrs later and I'm still having nightmares of failing a class.
Posted on 3/27/20 at 1:34 pm to BigPerm30
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Socialism here we come.
You getting that 1200 dollar check? Know someone that is? Socialism is here now, baw.
Posted on 3/27/20 at 1:36 pm to lsu xman
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Almost 20yrs later and I'm still having nightmares of failing a class.
About 3 times a year, I'll have that "Oh shite, I never went to that class all semester and the final is tomorrow" dream.
Posted on 3/27/20 at 1:41 pm to Kategory 5
Hell, just give a student a degree for paying tuition. It’s coming to that anyway.
Why demonstrate mastery of a subject when a courtesy knowledge will do?
You get a trophy and you get a trophy and ...
Posted on 3/27/20 at 1:46 pm to Kategory 5
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LSU students have a petition going around to Institute pass/fail grading system
I would like to know the GPA's of the idiots that are signing this petition.
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Many other universities have installed it for this semester.
Posted on 3/27/20 at 2:03 pm to Kategory 5
I'm later in my years going to school right now.
My goal is a 4.0 so I can separate myself (in conjunction with my previous applicable professional experience) from the rest of the competition.
Especially needed to compete against the younger grads in my field.
I'll be pissed if they mess this up for me.
Posted on 3/27/20 at 2:17 pm to BluegrassBelle
Than
Posted on 3/27/20 at 2:27 pm to Kategory 5
Another other than pass fail is disgusting.
1) You are literally grading people based on their accommodations and ability to handle the coronavirus- not actual coursework
2) What about people with families, mortgages, jobs, kids? Are you going to penalize their grades because they couldn't focus because their kid was up screaming all night?
3) Any of you who think online, virtual instruction is the same or even adequate should PM me so I can send you a link from my class yesterday. 15% of it was inaudible. Now I'm going to have my grades dependent on my ability to translate this inaudible crap put forward?
4) Apply a balancing test- what is more important/given more weight? Some overachiever who wants to keep grades so he can move up from a 3.5 to a 3.6 and finally get highest honors!!? Or keep the field level so people don't ruin their careers and futures because of a global pandemic that no one can control
5) To keep grades at the same level would be to say "well there's a pandemic, unemployment is almost 10%, the federal reserve is going bonkers, the house just passed a $2 trillion package, but you know what, school and grades is more important than all that! Good luck w your wife who is a nurse or your husband that just lost his job!" How can we as a society justify this absurd line of thinking
Anything other than pass fail or some form thereof should not be tolerated donors need to step in. Figure it out
1) You are literally grading people based on their accommodations and ability to handle the coronavirus- not actual coursework
2) What about people with families, mortgages, jobs, kids? Are you going to penalize their grades because they couldn't focus because their kid was up screaming all night?
3) Any of you who think online, virtual instruction is the same or even adequate should PM me so I can send you a link from my class yesterday. 15% of it was inaudible. Now I'm going to have my grades dependent on my ability to translate this inaudible crap put forward?
4) Apply a balancing test- what is more important/given more weight? Some overachiever who wants to keep grades so he can move up from a 3.5 to a 3.6 and finally get highest honors!!? Or keep the field level so people don't ruin their careers and futures because of a global pandemic that no one can control
5) To keep grades at the same level would be to say "well there's a pandemic, unemployment is almost 10%, the federal reserve is going bonkers, the house just passed a $2 trillion package, but you know what, school and grades is more important than all that! Good luck w your wife who is a nurse or your husband that just lost his job!" How can we as a society justify this absurd line of thinking
Anything other than pass fail or some form thereof should not be tolerated donors need to step in. Figure it out
Posted on 3/27/20 at 2:29 pm to Kategory 5
I’m a month from the end of the semester with all As including two grad level classes... why should I lose that for some dramatic music major to get a pass in Trumpet 1023?
Posted on 3/27/20 at 2:34 pm to Kategory 5
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LSU students have a petition going around to Institute pass/fail grading system
They tried this when I was at LSU in the 90s; for different reasons. It didn't happen then, and I don't think it'll happen now.
This post was edited on 3/27/20 at 2:35 pm
Posted on 3/27/20 at 3:11 pm to Unknown_Poster
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How hard is it to make an A at LSU? You just have to stay conscious.
How is that social science degree working out for you, baw?
Posted on 3/27/20 at 3:14 pm to Kategory 5
As it should be. College GPA in the real world today isn't what it used to. If you're a standout student and adult, people will notice anyway. Time to change the paradigm honestly.
Posted on 3/27/20 at 3:17 pm to Kategory 5
Commies do commie things.
Posted on 3/27/20 at 3:18 pm to chryso
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I know I'm good with my doctor getting 70% of the surgery correct. That counts as passing, right?
Hate to tell you, but there are plenty of doctors out there that finished in the bottom percentage of their class.
Posted on 3/27/20 at 3:22 pm to The Sea Otter
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would like to know the GPA's of the idiots that are signing this petition.
Posted on 3/27/20 at 3:41 pm to West Palm Tiger561
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Pretty sure pass/fail systems are harder to pass then normal grading systems.
As it should be. If you're going to screw over the top end, then you should also screw over the bottom end and raise the threshold
Posted on 3/27/20 at 3:47 pm to OweO
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So you would either have a 4.0 or 0.0?
A passing grade in a Pass/Fail system generally does not impact GPA.
ETA: I see this idiotic proposal actually argues for no impact to GPA regardless of P/F. That's dumb.
This post was edited on 3/27/20 at 3:52 pm
Posted on 3/27/20 at 4:00 pm to chryso
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I know I'm good with my doctor getting 70% of the surgery correct. That counts as passing, right?
The United States Medical Licensing Exam Step 1 is moving to pass/fail scoring in 2 years. Some medical schools already do Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading. So, we live in a “just enough to get by” world.
Posted on 3/27/20 at 4:01 pm to tkeefer
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Hate to tell you, but there are plenty of doctors out there that finished in the bottom percentage of their class.
First off, you can’t get into medical school with anything lower than a B average. Second, med school will kick you out for c’s.
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