Grading fit a normal distribution

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Many educators feel their grades should fit a normal distribution and often apply curves to make them fit one. One way to do this is to convert numeric grades to z scores using the mean and standard deviation for the grades, then use an equation such as "newgrade = 70 + (z * 13)". Do you think grades should fit a normal curve? If you were a teacher, would you use one?

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