Childhood and Education #21: Grades and Standards

Zvi returns to education with a tour of grades and standards: why standardized tests help disadvantaged students and holistic admissions turn childhood into kayfabe, how Harvard’s grade inflation got so bad that the faculty laughed and the students protested, a modest proposal for GAAP accounting of grades, the AI homework arms race, and a survey suggesting most college students are faking their politics.

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* 00:00 - Introduction

* 00:38 - Is Our Children Learning

* 01:09 - It’s Bad, But It’s Not That Bad

* 02:15 - Standardized Tests Help Disadvantaged Students

* 04:35 - Do Not Saturate Your Benchmarks

* 05:34 - Holistic Admissions Turn Childhood Into Kayfabe

* 08:45 - Holistic Admissions Should Mostly Be Positive Selection

* 09:55 - Beware Stolen Valor

* 10:47 - The Name Game

* 11:09 - Fair Weather College

* 11:42 - Disability Accommodations Are Now Mostly A Scam

* 13:30 - Harvard Has Some Grade Inflation

* 21:41 - Fighting Grade Inflation with GAAP Accounting

* 25:15 - Not Fighting Grade Inflation

* 26:01 - Is Our Children Learning?

* 27:26 - Biting All The Bullets

* 29:05 - Good Luck, Have Fun

* 29:53 - Cheaters Gonna Cheat Cheat Cheat Cheat Cheat

* 35:42 - Most College Students Fake Wokeness

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