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rtant Contrary to the belief of Arthur Lean, author of the article “The Farce Called ‘Grading’”, students are “naturally, stupid dolts who must somehow be coerced, cajoled, persuaded, threatened, strong-armed into learning.” Th ....

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.... reports of “descriptive comments… dependability, intelligence, and honesty.” Arthur Lean claims that it would be more beneficial to an employer to have written reports regarding certain character traits of job seekers. This, he states, is more helpful to the employer than say, “a B-plus in college algebra.” This idea is altogether untrue. Working as a computer technician, I was informed by my employer that the most advantageous part of my application was my advanced level of high school classes and standardized math test scores. Letters of recommendation were disregarded in his statement. In short, any job that req ....