Someone posted 50 percent of HS Seniors have a 4.0?!

[Anonymous]

Not sure source, if someone knows, I’d love to see. This is the problem, there is no way, if true, that there isn’t rampant grade inflation. Which does everyone a disservice, really.

[Anonymous]

Not true. Relax.

[Anonymous]

It’s because they’re cheating.

My class has scores 20% above what they were before COVID. I thought the cheating would get better when we returned but the kids are still using their group chats. I’m not allowed to take their phones away and the administration doesn’t back me up when I catch them cheating.

- Teacher

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
It’s because they’re cheating.

My class has scores 20% above what they were before COVID. I thought the cheating would get better when we returned but the kids are still using their group chats. I’m not allowed to take their phones away and the administration doesn’t back me up when I catch them cheating.

- Teacher

This is so unfair to kids who don’t cheat. My son has a difficult science class first period and kids are take screenshots or pictures of the exam during the test. Then they are sharing them with kids who have the class later in the day. My son has been pressured to do the same but refuses. He lost a friend over it who wanted him to get the test question and his friend who give him the math questions since that kid had math earlier in the day. How are teachers not realizing the class average is increasing as the day progresses?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
It’s because they’re cheating.

My class has scores 20% above what they were before COVID. I thought the cheating would get better when we returned but the kids are still using their group chats. I’m not allowed to take their phones away and the administration doesn’t back me up when I catch them cheating.

- Teacher

Switch to open book tests

[Anonymous]

Grade inflation is a huge problem, even without the cheating. Without standardized tests, colleges have almost no idea how good (or not) an applicant really is. This makes the job of an Admissions Officer that much harder.

[Anonymous]

Please do more work to read actual sources of news, OP.

[Anonymous]

I’m asking for that very reason PP looking for source

[Anonymous]

The stats are more like 35-40% straight As and 80% all As and Bs. Cs are the new Fs. Less than 2% of your public school kids will get into top schools.

[Anonymous]

Weighted?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m asking for that very reason PP looking for source

Your post is full of outrage. Do research first. Maybe even off DCUM? In news sources?

[Anonymous]

My kids are doomed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids are doomed.

Ridiculous...this is HS math and science. It is perfectly possible for a student to actually learn the material and perform on an exam without cheating. That is the way to go or they are screwed when they get out of HS and actually have to know how to learn, analyze and communicate.

[Anonymous]

This varies widely by individual high school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids are doomed.

Ridiculous...this is HS math and science. It is perfectly possible for a student to actually learn the material and perform on an exam without cheating. That is the way to go or they are screwed when they get out of HS and actually have to know how to learn, analyze and communicate.

My kids are the ones who don't have 4.0s, have learned the material in the hardest possible classes in spite of the imperfect grades, and so are doomed because apparently everyone else has a 4.0, and it turns out that these days, GPA is all that matters in admissions. They don't care what you learned, just what your numbers are.