‘Stress Reduction Policies’ Let Students Choose Their Own Grades

‘Stress Reduction Policies’ Let Students Choose Their Own Grades
"A professor at the University of Georgia created a “Stress Reduction Policy” that allows students who feel “unduly stressed” to choose their own grades, according to a Monday report.
Richard Watson incorporated the policy into two business courses...
“If you feel unduly stressed by a grade for any assessable [sic] material or the overall course, you can email the instructor indicating what grade you think is appropriate, and it will be so changed,” Watson said in a syllabus revised Friday for MIST 4610: Data Management.
...All exams will be open-book.
“Only positive comments about presentations will be given in class,” the policy continues..."
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