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Very nice article about Molly by Carl Adamec

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Congrats to Molly's straight A in the Fall semester ... very smart and intellectual player.

"Bent, a mathematics major, recorded a 4.0 grade point average during the Fall 2019 semester, her fifth consecutive semester of all A’s. In her academic career at UConn she has one B-plus. "
 
Wait a minute! You’re telling me that Molly got a B+ in English? Sounds to me like some Associate Professor trying to make a name for themselves in a bid for tenure. “My class is so tough even Molly Bent couldn’t earn an A.” :rolleyes:
 
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oldude said:
Wait a minute! You’re telling me that Molly got a B+ in English? Sounds to me like some Associate Professor trying to make a name for themselves in a bid for tenure. “My class is so tough even Molly Bent couldn’t earn an A.” :rolleyes:
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Frankly, Dude, I think your post would read just fine without the :rolleyes:. I had pretty much the same thought. Regardless of the circumstance, I hope that AP hasn't read this article. Because if s/he has or does, s/he just might end up feeling a little less of themselves as an AP, P, and/or person.
 
I am guessing that unlike math courses which are generally objectively graded, English classes are often subjectively graded. Since her B+ was early in her career, she probably needed some experience to learn the idiosyncrasies of the particular instructor.
 
eebmg said:
The B+ is in english (not math) so I am even more impressed. ;)
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eebmg said:
I am guessing that unlike math courses which are generally objectively graded, English classes are often subjectively graded. Since her B+ was early in her career, she probably needed some experience to learn the idiosyncrasies of the particular instructor.
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This numerate is impressed by the B+ in English. I had a 4.0 in physics (close to half my classes), A’s and B’s in math (most of the rest), and did pretty poorly in the “distribution requirements.”

Back then, I was pretty much a right and wrong, or fact-based guy, so as you allude, I never mastered the whole analyzing stuff for some person who thinks nothing like a scientist. It’s amazing how much I’ve changed having been married for 25 years and having a college-aged daughter who’s a writer and thinks like one. I’m a master of nuance now.
 
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JavaMan said:
Frankly, Dude, I think your post would read just fine without the :rolleyes:. I had pretty much the same thought. Regardless of the circumstance, I hope that AP hasn't read this article. Because if s/he has or does, s/he just might end up feeling a little less of themselves as an AP, P, and/or person.
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Not everyone is soooooo fra-gee-lee. It is probably having a good laugh.
 
With Molly being a senior, I don't see anywhere on the schedule where she is having a game played near her home. I thought it was tradition for all seniors to have a game played in their hometown state. Did I miss something here?
 
ConnecticutBB said:
With Molly being a senior, I don't see anywhere on the schedule where she is having a game played near her home. I thought it was tradition for all seniors to have a game played in their hometown state. Did I miss something here?
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You do realize that Storrs, CT is about an hour drive from Molly’s hometown of Centerville, MA?
 
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oldude said:
Wait a minute! You’re telling me that Molly got a B+ in English? Sounds to me like some Associate Professor trying to make a name for themselves in a bid for tenure. “My class is so tough even Molly Bent couldn’t earn an A.” :rolleyes:
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With all due respect, tenure review committees don't generally give a flying flip about teaching, let alone who profs give mediocre grades to. ;)
 
TheFarmFan said:
With all due respect, tenure review committees don't generally give a flying flip about teaching, let alone who profs give mediocre grades to. ;)
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True, but my son who got tenure from his university is known around his school as a great teacher who students vie for as well as a being known for his publications and research. I’m pretty sure they don’t look at his grading pattern.

Anyway, no doubt Molly slept through that English class and still managed a B+. Smart kid. Apparently good shooter too.
 
TheFarmFan said:
With all due respect, tenure review committees don't generally give a flying flip about teaching, let alone who profs give mediocre grades to. ;)
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Somebody should probably let the A.P. who gave Molly a B+ know that.....:oops:
 
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Forgetting Molly’s academics, it seems pretty clear that she can shoot, and while not the most athletic player in the world, she’s not a bad athlete nor that slow. Which made me think about her relative to Maria Conlon who wound up, a bit by default at first, becoming a key part of a few championships.

Maria’s main recruiting skill was shooting. But for her first few years she was really only a tiny bit player. When she got her chance, her main contribution wasn’t shooting. She really couldn’t create for herself. But she was a steady ball handler and important part of the team. I’m among those who thought Molly wasn’t up to the level of competition. I still think that’s true for the better teams, but I’m now not so sure she couldn’t have been used to spell the guards for a few minutes here and there, at least by her junior year. Maybe the era at UConn has been wrong for Molly. They will certainly have some blow outs this year, maybe a lot. I’m not sure why a few first half minutes with a 20 point lead isn’t a good time to rest a few players, but GA is pretty conservative that way.
 
eebmg said:
I am guessing that unlike math courses which are generally objectively graded, English classes are often subjectively graded. Since her B+ was early in her career, she probably needed some experience to learn the idiosyncrasies of the particular instructor.
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There is more than a touch of truth in what you say. A dozen works of published/famous writers were given to a NYU English Prof for grading. More than half failed none received an A. Yes subjective grading.
 
BroadwayVa said:
There is more than a touch of truth in what you say. A dozen works of published/famous writers were given to a NYU English Prof for grading. More than half failed none received an A. Yes subjective grading.
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Sounds like the profs were jealous. And with some writing experience I can say, fiction writers at least, aren’t writing homework assignments. They do all sorts of things that one would never do in a homework project.
 
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