A professor at the University of Georgia has introduced a “stress reduction policy” that will allow his students to choose their own grade.
According to a report from Campus Reform, two business courses offered by Dr. Richard Watson at the University of Georgia will allow students who are “unduly stressed by a grade” can “email the instructor indicating what grade [they] think is appropriate, and it will be so changed” with “no explanation” being required.
Watson writes in his syllabi that his exams will not only be open-book but will also only test for a “low-level mastery” of the course material.
“If in a group meeting, you feel stressed by your group’s dynamics, you should leave the meeting immediately and need offer no explanation to the group members,” the policy states, saying such students can “discontinue all further group work” with their remaining grade being “based totally on non-group work.”
According to FEC records, Watson donated $250 to Barack Obama’s presidential campaign in 2008.
After a media backlash, it seems that Watson is rethinking his self-grading policy. In an email to the Daily Mail this week, Watson wrote that he’s “been making many changes over the last week in preparation for going live next week when classes start.”
Tom Ciccotta is a libertarian who writes about economics and higher education for Breitbart News. You can follow him on Twitter @tciccotta or email him at tciccotta@breitbart.com
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