Optional Pass/D/Fail is community failure
By Lily Colón | April 1, 2020"What drives the pushback against universal pass/fail is the unwillingness of privileged Middlebury students to forego the unmerited benefits they receive from said privilege."
"What drives the pushback against universal pass/fail is the unwillingness of privileged Middlebury students to forego the unmerited benefits they receive from said privilege."
DLINQ has encouraged faculty to use a variety of online tools, including the now-ubiquitous conferencing platform Zoom for live video calls and Panopto for posted lectures.
Students organized the #FairGradesMidd and #OptInMidd petitions, generating buzz among students and faculty, after the college announced an opt-in Pass/D/Fail grading policy.
"The current opt-in Pass/D/Fail system presents an illusion of choice."
"We should not ask ourselves how we can make sure everyone receives the same on-paper outcome, but rather how we can help those who need support."
"In these difficult times, we have to be honest with ourselves about our goals and the effort we’re planning on putting into our work."
"Despite imperfections, the letter grading system is the last guardian of fairness in an inherently unfair society."
"We cannot choose the circumstances we live in, but we still have a choice about the kind community we want to create."
Students aren’t having a real college experience. We shouldn’t pretend that they are.
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