Doesn't Anybody Get a C Anymore? - The Boston Globe

Amen to this article. Not going to get personal, but this happens all the time. And how can we counteract it?

Doesn't Anybody Get a C Anymore? - The Boston Globe: "THE STUDENT DESERVED A B-MINUS. MAYBE EVEN A C-PLUS, I HAD decided. One paper was especially weak; another was late. But then I began to rationalize. The student had been generally prepared and contributed to class discussion, so I relented and gave what I thought was a very generous B. At least I wouldn't get a complaint about this grade, I figured. Then came the e-mail.

Why such a 'low grade,' the indignant student wrote."