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"18278 - topic: grades
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I want to preface this by saying that I am writing because I believe in open dialogue, and that we need a platform to respectfully....
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I want to preface this by saying that I am writing because I believe in open dialogue, and that we need a platform to respectfully....
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Dear Blueno
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March 30, 2020
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I want to preface this by saying that I am writing because I believe in open dialogue, and that we need a platform to respectfully discuss our opinions on the UP system. I hope people don't perceive this as an attack on their beliefs because, I genuinely don't intend it as such.
I have been thinking/reading a lot about UP and different grading options these past few days, and I have tried to understand the reasoning behind UP. Yet, it still seems a little far-fetched to me. I definitely agree that these are unprecedented circumstances, and everyone should be understanding and gracious about what is going on, especially towards students who are impacted very adversely by COVID19. However, I don't think that the solution to alleviating stress is to just let everyone pass indiscriminately and without a grade option? I really don't think that a one-size-fits-all policy is an appropriate response from a university in extenuating circumstances. Institutions should definitely help and accommodate the people they are made to serve, but at the end of the day this is an academic institution; we all came here to learn and take our classes. And, yes, I know nobody could have ever predicted this would happen when they enrolled, but I think that automatically passing all of our classes defeats that principle. I'm just not convinced that the best, most equitable way to help students in need is to let everyone pass.
Also, I want to offer a different perspective, from my friends from home (I'm international). When I told them about UP, they couldn't quite wrap their heads around it. My friends back home are impacted very adversely as they're not used to online learning in general as much as we are here and the process isn't streamlined at all. Many professors don't have plans yet, they don't have many resources for remote learning, and they don't even have a final end date for the semester (some classes may go on until midsummer given the lockdown). Everyone is generally just feeling their way through the dark. Still, they said they would not cobsider something like UP. Obviously I'm not saying my friends situation should necessarily be a measure of what we do here, I just wanted to offer that view, as in my opinion the thought process behind UP has been quite self-reflexive.
I know I may very well be wrong about this, as nobody knows what's ""right"" in such unprecedented times. that's why I'm writing, I just want to hear from people
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I want to preface this by saying that I am writing because I believe in open dialogue, and that we need a platform to respectfully discuss our opinions on the UP system. I hope people don't perceive this as an attack on their beliefs because, I genuinely don't intend it as such.
I have been thinking/reading a lot about UP and different grading options these past few days, and I have tried to understand the reasoning behind UP. Yet, it still seems a little far-fetched to me. I definitely agree that these are unprecedented circumstances, and everyone should be understanding and gracious about what is going on, especially towards students who are impacted very adversely by COVID19. However, I don't think that the solution to alleviating stress is to just let everyone pass indiscriminately and without a grade option? I really don't think that a one-size-fits-all policy is an appropriate response from a university in extenuating circumstances. Institutions should definitely help and accommodate the people they are made to serve, but at the end of the day this is an academic institution; we all came here to learn and take our classes. And, yes, I know nobody could have ever predicted this would happen when they enrolled, but I think that automatically passing all of our classes defeats that principle. I'm just not convinced that the best, most equitable way to help students in need is to let everyone pass.
Also, I want to offer a different perspective, from my friends from home (I'm international). When I told them about UP, they couldn't quite wrap their heads around it. My friends back home are impacted very adversely as they're not used to online learning in general as much as we are here and the process isn't streamlined at all. Many professors don't have plans yet, they don't have many resources for remote learning, and they don't even have a final end date for the semester (some classes may go on until midsummer given the lockdown). Everyone is generally just feeling their way through the dark. Still, they said they would not cobsider something like UP. Obviously I'm not saying my friends situation should necessarily be a measure of what we do here, I just wanted to offer that view, as in my opinion the thought process behind UP has been quite self-reflexive.
I know I may very well be wrong about this, as nobody knows what's ""right"" in such unprecedented times. that's why I'm writing, I just want to hear from people
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