ABCNEWS - WATCH: University of Michigan forgoes letter grading system for freshmen
Parenting expert Bethany Braun-Silva breaks down what medical professionals are saying about the link between mental health and higher education.
AMERICANTHINKER - What do grades have to do with student mental health?
By Matthew G. Andersson The University of Michigan, an elite “public ivy,” was highlighted in the New York Times about how it is changing its freshman grading policy from letter grades, to pass-fail.
AI:The University of Michigan is shifting its freshman grading policy from traditional letter grades to a pass-fail system, a move being framed under the guise of prioritizing student mental health. This development follows a growing trend among elite academic institutions to obscure academic performance and standards in an effort to shield students from the pressures of competition and rigor. Such policies represent a continued decline in educational accountability within higher education as universities increasingly prioritize emotional shielding over meritocratic excellence.Open
AMERICANTHINKER - The University of Michigan is now hiding grades from fragile freshman
By Andrea Widburg The infantilization of America’s (ahem) “best and brightest” continues apace.
AMERICANGREATNESS (Bryan Hyde) - Harvard Students Push Back Against New Stricter Grading Policy, Calling It ‘Racist’
Students at Harvard are protesting the university’s proposed plan to curb grade inflation by launching a Change.org petition calling the proposed grading reform “racially harmful […] Source