The definition of unfair

[applecow]

So like I am sitting in my Chicano Sociology class and towards the end, the professor mentions something about the quiz being extra credit will only applied to those who are not doing well in the class.  Here is what he said

I wanted to set the ground rules for the Pop Quiz. First, it will not be next Monday. Seond, it will cover the Law and

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on second thought

[disfunkshunall]

I'd like to think education exceeds simple differentiation - preparation is its purpose. Though inequality is unfair, it does not seem unjust - it'd be a greater disservice to everyone if people like you just walked away half-assed with good grades. I don't mean you're a half-assed student, but if lenience permits you to be one, that's no good either.

Since presumably medians don't matter to you, the principle of competition doesn't suggest what you desire it to. Your assumption competition matters ignores the cold mathematical reality that your sociology professor simply can't address with a simple curve - C's are not 70 percent, they're the floor, and the +'s and -'s you can receive serve to differentiate. In other words, the professor, rather than having a curve, just wants things to start at a low C, your grades - and more importantly - your education, unaffected. So the principle of doling out extra credit is unfair - but if this is to differentiate, it still serves its purpose, the added benefit being top students continue being challenged.

Naturally, then, this makes dumb students less accountable - oh well. Better they remain in school, because they can't even fucking read, and would not reasonably excel in the real world until they shape up (an endeavor that schooling intends to assist).

Pragmatism is the name of the game.