Why Forcing a Bell Curve on College Grades Is Misguided

Summary

The article argues against the practice of grade inflation crackdowns and the notion that too many A's in college classes is a problem. The author contends that well-designed courses with quality rubrics should naturally yield higher grades, and that forcing a bell curve distribution of grades is misguided—more appropriate for manufacturing than education. The piece references Harvard and Yale's recent scrutiny of grade inflation and connects it to broader concerns about AI tools enabling student cheating, pushing back against the idea that high grades necessarily indicate lowered standards.