To the editor:
I was impressed by your "Remaking the Grade" editorial in yesterday's Kentucky Kernel. As associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, I was involved in organizing the polling of A&S faculty on the plus/minus issue; as you probably already know, the vote came out heavily in favor of the plus/minus option in grades.
The important point here is accuracy. If implemented, this system will work in favor of a number of students; as you suggest in the editorial, "under this system, students could be rewarded by being close to receiving an A, whereas they aren't now."
This is a really important issue for students across the University, as shown by the opinions of interviewees published in the Kernel last week.
I look forward to reading more about the plus/minus option in upcoming columns.
Stephen Hart
Associate dean of Arts and Sciences
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