What’s the Point of a Professor?

[TexasProgresive]

1. Back in the day in a galaxy far far away

We were graded on the curve and so only 10% or less received an A. Similar to this WIKI snip:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grading_on_a_curve
For example, if there are five grades in a particular university course, A, B, C, D, and F, where A is reserved for the top 10% of students, B for the next 10%, C for the next 60%, and D or F for the remaining 20%, then scores in the percentile interval from 0% to 20% will receive a grade of D or F, scores from 21% to 80% will receive a grade of C, scores from 81% to 90% receive a grade of B, and scores from 91% to 100% will achieve a grade of A.

If 43% of the students receive an A then there is something seriously wrong with the test, course material and the teacher. It is not hard enough. The point should be to push students to achieve their best and not to make them feel good. The teachers I disliked the most, in hind sight, are the best teachers I had.