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Originally Posted by jorgelito
I think another example would be grade inflation. Ever see the kid who cries cause they get a "B+" or *gasp* an "A-"? C'mon, y'all know someone like that. So everyone gets either a "Pass" or "Fail" or some other silly way of evaluation. Then, by the time kids graduate college, no one can write properly still or perform simple math equations (I'm exaggerating to illustrate the point).
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Grade inflation started because teachers didn't want thier students to go to Vietnam, which I suppose was noble, but today grade inflation occurs because teachers can get evaluated. Decades ago, teachers could not get evaulated, but because thier jobs today lie somewhat on how thier students evaulate them at the end of the year, we see grade inflation occuring. This also greatly ties in with what someone earlier was saying about a nurse that was not prepared to enter the workforce. Our education system is simply too easy to get through today, especially our high schools. Having just finished high school last year, I can honestly say that I did little to no schoolwork every night and got good grades, getting me into a good college. These good grades didn't come because I am smart (though it helped), they came becaues the classes were rediculously easy. I think the problem is that because there is no competition for teaching jobs, our teachers simply aren't very good. This isn't to say that all teachers are bad - I've had many good teachers-, but many are just downright awful. I think that bush needs to take a step back from his underfunded No Child Left Behind act and look at teachers in our education system.