(Nathan) B-, 3.85, 16/20, upper second--modern methods of gauging a student's performance in a class can vary widely from country to country. But most of these systems are shockingly recent developments, and for much of human history "grades" as such didn't exist. In this episode, we'll look at the history of American systems of educational evaluation from their emergence in the 18th century to their standardization in the 20th.
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The Chinese Exclusion Act
The Life and Travels of Newport Gardner
Evil Humors and the Common Cold
Revolutionary Notre-Dame de Paris
The Emu War
An Extraordinary Medicine Called Theriac
Purgatory is Not the Medium Place
Jessie Pope, (In)Famous Poet of World War One
The Woman Who Signed the Declaration of Independence
King John and His Dogs
Harlem Renaissance Man: James Weldon Johnson
Henry II and Thomas Becket, Part II: Rivals
Henry II and Thomas Becket, Part I: Friends
The End is Nigh! The Apocalypse in the Renaissance
American Indian Prisoners of War
Mao and His Mango
Potosí: The Silver Mine that Changed the World
King Henry I of England and the White Ship
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