Thursday, April 17, 2008

What You Can Do To Help – The Students

Dear Students,

You and the administration have become involved in a shortsighted, tacit agreement. As students, many of you want your credentials with as little effort as possible, and the administration is happy to comply because they want as many graduates as possible. The result is that UCF produces a lot of graduates with degrees of little value.

You can help break this cycle by trying harder in your classes. If more students do excellent work, this encourages instructors to adopt higher standards and grade weaker students more harshly.

Best Wishes,
Arthur Barnhouse