One (almost) down, 15 to go….
I have one class left in my first course. We’ve handed in one assignment (!) and haven’t gotten it back, so it’s a little unclear on how grades are going to work. We have one more paper and the final take-home exam. I guess I better nail’em because there’s no do-over. It seems like our teacher is going to give a lot of A’s, though.
So, here’s a question. Our MBA program is selective, about 30 new students a year, and seems to want to teach us what we’re paying for. Is it grade inflation if we all get A’s and B’s? Or should it be on a curve and flunk out 60% of the already highly qualified students?
We had the same problem here at work. We’ve got an extremely talented and intelligent group. We went through several rounds of RIF (reduction in force, aka layoffs). How do you find a bottom 20-40% to cut when the whole workforce is already in the top 2-3% of the general public? On a side note, somehow I managed to make it through these RIF’s even though I’m far from the most talented person here. I guess I have potential 
