This is the second of four proposals in a series of posts on eliminating structural inequities in computer science education, but it stands up well on its own and is applicable to other subjects as well. "If we pre-allocate, ration, or otherwise curve 'down' grades so that the top scores are a scarce resource in a competitive system," writes Mark Guzdial, "we are privileging the most prepared students and disadvantaging the least prepared students... Aim to help every student achieve their potential, and if you have to make a choice, make choices in favor of the students with less privilege and less computing background." Quite right. Why is an A a scarce resource? What is the purpose of that? Image: Inc., The rugged individualist is dead.
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