What is your idea of truly "fair" grading? Very short essay concerning college grades.

A few terms ago, I was in a course with an unnamed instructor, when he informed our entire class that most instructors at xxx are very lax when grading. He said, and this is a true story, that if the students deserve a "C," they are given a "B," if the student deserves a "B," they are given an "A." His casual remark made me sick. I still don't know if he was being candid …

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