Topic: Grading System

2 chapters across the catalog

Learn Russian!
Episode 933 1:16:19 - 1:22:57

933: Learn Russian!

Evergreen Alumni Reactions, Experimental School History

Alumni of Evergreen State College expressed distress over the recent campus unrest, leading to calls for citizens to complain to the Washington State Legislature. Evergreen is noted for its history as an experimental liberal arts school with no traditional grading system, allowing students to define their own degree paths.

Associative Propaganda
Episode 549 1:07:10 - 1:09:33

549: Associative Propaganda

Advanced Placement Exams, Grade Point Average, European Education

The hosts discuss the "scam" of Advanced Placement (AP) courses in American high schools, which allow students to achieve a GPA higher than 4.0. Adam Curry explains the European decimal grading system, where a 6 is a passing grade, and expresses confusion over the American A-F system and its four-point basis.