Grades are mostly for students, who (understandably) complain when they lack information about how well they're doing. That's what can make curves so frustratin

Grades are mostly for students, who (understandably) complain when they lack information about how well they're doing. That's what can make curves so frustrating, since all the grades except the last are essentially meaningless. Absent complaints, I'm sure the vast majority of professors would be much happier to assign "No-pass," "Pass," "Superlative Pass" arbitrarily based on vibes at the end of each course.