May 4, 2001
When Grades Are Excellent, Do We Have Excellent Students, Teachers, or Neither?
To the Editor:
I cannot agree more with Harvey C. Mansfield's assessment of grade inflation, particularly at elite American universities ("Grade Inflation: It's Time to Face the Facts," The Review, April 6). I've seen it in action, and it's profoundly dispiriting.
During a graduate course at one of the country's most highly regarded universities, I took a seminar with one of the world's foremost Shakespeare professors. I didn't speak much in the classroom; the professor didn't
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