tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25327006.post6231206279512421731..comments2024-01-02T10:55:10.607-06:00Comments on Angry Astronomer: When C's Became A'sJon Voiseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11550625188837528980noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25327006.post-27970905617341789912011-08-22T13:33:43.168-05:002011-08-22T13:33:43.168-05:00I teach physics and astronomy at the undergrad lev...I teach physics and astronomy at the undergrad level, and I find all this very easy to believe. It's very difficult to keep the bar high when so few students seem capable of achieving it. For our majors, we try really hard to keep from washing them out (it's a small school) while still having them graduate with adequate preparation. In the general education classes, what I consider a "good" student comes along so seldom that it's difficult to remember what they are like, and I find myself wondering when my class got so hard (and sometimes easing up on them). Still, I'm nowhere near the demographics shown except for when I teach a night class full of non-traditional students. In that case, I find myself giving out mostly A's, which is a reminder of just how easy my class has become even though most traditional students still do poorly.Wayne Keithhttp://profiles.google.com/wayne.keithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25327006.post-66732049891035445832011-08-22T13:31:39.881-05:002011-08-22T13:31:39.881-05:00HERE HERE... Absolutely agree with you...HERE HERE... Absolutely agree with you...Stephen Fullertonhttp://www.facebook.com/Volizdennoreply@blogger.com