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Reply to "Harvard Report on Impacts of Grade Inflation "
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What are the tangible, long term negative affects of more kids getting As? Are these kids unable to find jobs? Are they unable to perform at work if they do find jobs? [/quote] Dumbing down is not good.[/quote] But what are the alternatives? Stricter grading leads to more dropouts and more suicides. Stricter grading also makes it harder for students to get internships and jobs, and harder for them to get into law school and med school. Nobody likes grade inflation but nobody likes suicide, drop outs, or unemployed/underemployed alums, either. [/quote] If you don't like grades then don't give grades. Brown has a large pass-fail option. Harvard of all places can lead a charge against grades, or in favor of national/global standardized skill certification exams separate from course grades. [/quote]
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