Good article on college grade inflation

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I know we have had some discussion a while back on grade inflation relative to high school, this one focuses on college. I think it really is a strong indictment on the US education system.

I am curious to hear what some of you folks that are still working have to say about this. Have you noticed a deterioration in the skills of the younger kids coming into the work force? Especially in areas like engineering. My brother in law was an engineer and I know that he had talked about this even 10-15 years back. I had noticed it also when I was working, in particular in the ability to write and communicate effectively. What has been the observations and experiences from some of the rest of you?

College Grade Inflation Undermines Workforce Competitiveness

townhall.com

 

[BleedCrimsonandGray]

I know we have had some discussion a while back on grade inflation relative to high school, this one focuses on college. I think it really is a strong indictment on the US education system.

I am curious to hear what some of you folks that are still working have to say about this. Have you noticed a deterioration in the skills of the younger kids coming into the work force? Especially in areas like engineering. My brother in law was an engineer and I know that he had talked about this even 10-15 years back. I had noticed it also when I was working, in particular in the ability to write and communicate effectively. What has been the observations and experiences from some of the rest of you?

College Grade Inflation Undermines Workforce Competitiveness

townhall.com

Is grade inflation the same as expectation degradation? Have just put a kid through k-12 I can attest that being stupid is the norm and will "earn" a passing, if not better, grade.

 

[95coug]

I know we have had some discussion a while back on grade inflation relative to high school, this one focuses on college. I think it really is a strong indictment on the US education system.

I am curious to hear what some of you folks that are still working have to say about this. Have you noticed a deterioration in the skills of the younger kids coming into the work force? Especially in areas like engineering. My brother in law was an engineer and I know that he had talked about this even 10-15 years back. I had noticed it also when I was working, in particular in the ability to write and communicate effectively. What has been the observations and experiences from some of the rest of you?

College Grade Inflation Undermines Workforce Competitiveness

townhall.com

I can tell you that at all education levels, there’s no longer incentive or encouragement to have high achieving student. The goal is toward uniformity.

And, in the interest of teaching the “correct” process, there’s no teaching problem solving. But that’s been happening long enough that most teachers don’t know how to do it either, and don’t understand when you ask them about it.