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grade inflation is pervasive

Submitted by Edward Bujak on Tue, 07/21/2009 - 10:20pm.

Thanks for the great article on grade inflation.

This is nothing new and true at all levels of schooling.  Is it a busineess ... just look at the facts and grade inflation is just one.

While an undergrad many years ago my high school friend and I attended a good university.  He was a chemical engineer with a 3.8/4 GPA while I was an electrical engineer with a 2.8 GPA.  He was in the middle of the chemical engineering graduating class while I was in the top 25% of my EE class.  Hummmm.  Grade inflation is pervasive ... well maybe not in EE at that school.  And this was college ... so parents were not the issue.

I really like the "content deflation" term.  I hape to work that into my repertoire.  :)

 

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