Childhood and Education #21: Grades and Standards

Podcast: Don't Worry About the Vase Podcast · Podcast for Zvi's blog, Don't Worry About the Vase Podcast

Opublikowano: 2026-10-06

Zvi returns to education with a tour of grades and standards: why standardized tests help disadvantaged students and holistic admissions turn childhood into kayfabe, how Harvard’s grade inflation got so bad that the faculty laughed and the students protested, a modest proposal for GAAP accounting of grades, the AI homework arms race, and a survey suggesting most college students are faking their politics. The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This has been...