Was Erica missing her privilege in a previous episode? Some listeners thought so and wrote in to tell us. After we deal with that, we look at the University of Michigan’s new grading system for freshmen! No Failing! Pass or No Credit is the only option now. We can’t say you failed. The stated purpose…
We Can’t Even Call It Failure Anymore The University of Michigan recently announced that beginning in the fall of 2027, first-semester freshmen in its College of Literature, Science, and the Arts will no longer have letter grades recorded on their transcripts. Instead, their transcripts will show one of two designations: pass or no credit. Not…
So is this an inspired move to get those marginal students on track and learning, or just another way in which we’re coddling underachieving kids and hobbling the rest? Parents, educators and students are divided. Mary Mathewson, an English teacher at Potomac High tells the Post that the new standard not only cripples teachers in…
