Summary Of A's For Everyone By Alicia Shepard
“Making the Grade”
In the article “A’s for Everyone!” by Alicia C. Shepard, she is a new college professor who per The Washington Post article, taught journalism at American University. There were many complaints due to the fact that students believed that they were entitled to better grades. As a result, she felt pressured to give out better grades that students may not have even earned. Alicia’s firsthand experience with the students, highlighted controversial issues that professors and students both faced together with regard to final grading. The article is valid because as a college student, one can easily relate to the expectation for better grades particularly if the students have done their best. According to “A’s for Everyone!”
In the article “A’s for Everyone!” by Alicia C. Shepard, she is a new college professor who per The Washington Post article, taught journalism at American University. There were many complaints due to the fact that students believed that they were entitled to better grades. As a result, she felt pressured to give out better grades that students may not have even earned. Alicia’s firsthand experience with the students, highlighted controversial issues that professors and students both faced together with regard to final grading. The article is valid because as a college student, one can easily relate to the expectation for better grades particularly if the students have done their best. According to “A’s for Everyone!”