For every article out there bemoaning the problems of grade inflation there are others that point out that the actuality of grade inflation is a bit out of proportion. Here's an article on Christian Science Monitor's website: http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0820/p14s01-lehl.htm l
There are some things that have changed since the good ole' days when we got Cs and Ds for that first draft of an essay. The first being that there are a number of teahers out there who think that students learning about the writing process and honing critical thinking skills might not be such a BAD thing. As such, some of those same teacher are less likely to paint the first draft in red ink with a giant D- at the bottom of the page.
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For every article out there bemoaning the problems of grade inflation there are others that point out that the actuality of grade inflation is a bit out of proportion. Here's an article on Christian Science Monitor's website: http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0820/p14s01-lehl.htm l
There are some things that have changed since the good ole' days when we got Cs and Ds for that first draft of an essay. The first being that there are a number of teahers out there who think that students learning about the writing process and honing critical thinking skills might not be such a BAD thing. As such, some of those same teacher are less likely to paint the first draft in red ink with a giant D- at the bottom of the page.