How much leeway does a teacher or professor have when giving a pupils grade?

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If it is real science with clearly defined right and wrong answers, like maths, physics, chemistry, or biology, then not much. But if it is subjective nonsense like philosophy, theology, or economics, all the leeway in the world.

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