You conclude your December 6 editorial, "When It Comes to Grade Inflation...," with this sentence: "Hopefully, bright academic minds at Amherst and elsewhere will stop wasting time and thought on this perceived threat [of grade inflation], and focus more on teaching and learning." I agree with the sentence and the entire editorial and hope your fellow-students and my colleagues follow your advice. To start, we might focus as intensely as possible on how to improve the teaching of writing at Amherst.

Frank Couvares

Professor of History

Ed.'s note: This letter was submitted in response to an article published two issues ago. Due to space constraints, The Amherst Student was unable to publish the letter until this issue.