tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post112247085031101913..comments2024-03-20T13:10:11.477+05:30Comments on nanopolitan: Grade inflation?Abihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06790560045313883673noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-1122643834741644332005-07-29T19:00:00.000+05:302005-07-29T19:00:00.000+05:30SV, since professors have (at least, on paper!) a ...SV, since professors have (at least, on paper!) a somewhat better formal training, one expects them to avoid logical pitfalls, such as the Wobegon-type beliefs. The McCabe and Powell article is interesting -- and very humbling! -- precisely because it tells us that, on the grade inflation issue, academics are no better than the residents of Lake Wobegon!Abihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06790560045313883673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9818962.post-1122565252722589422005-07-28T21:10:00.000+05:302005-07-28T21:10:00.000+05:30professors are human beings, and it's a basic huma...professors are human beings, and it's a basic human nature to attribute failure on others and take credit for success.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com