No offence Capt' but I hate how
naive
is used to denounce any position that the old guard, the 20th century thinkers, our political class, media and industrialists think is unrealistic. The only reason many political opinions are unrealistic, is because the aforementioned groups refuse to change or let go of their power.
I completely agree. In the situation i am thinking about, however, they are being naive (btw i'd hate to think i'm part of the "old guard, the 20th century thinkers, our political class, media and industrialists think is unrealistic" - i'm only 28!).
The SU where i work want anonymous marking on assessments. This makes sense, and i generally support it - it is a realistic thing to achieve (to a certain extent). But, the argument (as i have heard it) they are presenting is simplistic and uninformed. For instance, they present it as all assessments. Trouble is the range of assessments is huge and includes methods which cannot be marked anonmously - oral presentations, viva-type defenses, project work you aid them with, debates... etc. Furthermore, even with assessments which can be anonymised (essays for example) students often come to see lecturers to see if their topic is suitable, their plan appropriate etc.
you're probably right, but I meant it in the nicest possible way!
