COVID-19 pandemic.An online petition organized by “concerned students” says the crisis has been stressful and overwhelming, and expectations remain as high as if they were still getting in-person instruction.“Many students agree that the quality of education at Simon Fraser University has decreased but expectations have stayed the same,” says the petition, which had more than 3,000 names as of Wednesday afternoon.
COMMENTARY: How do we grade students with schools closed for the coronavirus crisis? The university moved to a pass/fail system rather than traditional letter grades last spring as the number of COVID-19 cases took off worldwide and classes moved online.The school told Global News that it was because the mode of instruction.