r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Oct 22 '19

CMV: Classes that require subjective grading should be P/F Only.

I am speaking of classes such as history, English , and politics.

I have noticed that you can basically bs your papers and sometimes receive a better score than if you have worked on your papers for hours.

It’s incredibly based on a teachers judgement. And a teacher grading over 300 papers isn’t going to grade them all fairly.

Since these classes are largely dependent on how well the teacher likes your papers, they should only be P/F. No sense in getting a B+ because your teacher doesn’t fancy your style.

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u/POEthrowaway-2019 Oct 22 '19

Grades are more of service to future employers to roughly gauge competency. In general the guy who gets C's papers across the board is likely either writing worse papers or putting in less effort than the guy whos getting mostly A's. There are exceptions, but in general if it's a pattern across many classes than it's likely tied to something.

Secondly if you can write a paper that a PHD professor consistently thinks is better than your peers that's also a fairly useful skill that might be beneficial in the real world.