<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@shriramk" class="u-url mention">@<span>shriramk</span></a></span> When I taught, I told my students that there was a certain amount of stuff I expected them to learn; if they all completely mastered it, I would be happy to give all A. But if the class did much worse than I expected, I would grade on a curve, figuring that I might have taught poorly. So no one’s grade would be made worse by the curve, but might be made better.</p>