I had a history professor in college who refused to grade papers. He would write voluminous -- and unambiguous -- comments on the side, so you always had a pretty good idea of what the grade might be. But you never really knew. The only grade you received was after all papers were completed. The professor believed that was the ... (Full Article: 2184 Words)

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