Grade Inflation

Is a bad thing.

Summation of the story: Average GPA's in schools go up, but average knowledge goes down.

I've been calling this one for a long time now. Schools are fluffing the grades so bad now-a-days. Even from where I went to high-school, a select cult of kids pretty much did nothing but make sure they had a 4.5 or higher, an ungodly high amount. It was just downright silly. When you have 10 people in a class of 40 (I went to a small school) with a 4.0 or higher, some into the 4.5 range, your scale is off. Make the work harder, or make it count for less. Whenever I would bring this up around them, and some of them even still to this day, they get super defensive about it. They insist they "earned" that 4.3 GPA. It is nothing but a title game. "Honors" and AP classes are no more challenging than standard classes, but you can get a ton more weight from it.


The whole grading/GPA system is borked, and we are continuing to raise a generation who thinks that because of the number they earned in high-school they are actually intelligent. I see it here all the time. People that claim they graduated with a high 3 GPA, yet seem to be academic probation after the first semester and flunking out of everything.


Now, class, discuss this amongst yourselves...

I graduated high school with a 3 because I got really lazy after freshman year.

The point is to get a high gpa and get into a good college.

Who the hell cares what you learn or not. If you don't get a high gpa, you are just an idiot or blatently don't care because it is not really a challenge..

AP's aren't more difficult than regular classes? You're right... it only means taking college courses in high school...

I get decent grades.  I'm in a few honors classes that I get A's in, but it doesn't affect my GPA that much.  I got a 3.37 last quarter with minimal effort on my part.  I think that's about right.

hoginds24 wrote: AP's aren't more difficult than regular classes? You're right... it only means taking college courses in high school...

In theory yes, but how often is that ever the case?

It's all part of the era of entitlement. I'm sure everyone here knows the fellow student/coworker who feels that they should get top grades/pay just for showing up without actually having to put forth any effort. After all, we wouldn't want to hurt little Jonny's feelings by telling him that his complete lack of a work ethic resulted in poor performance would we?

Edited Note: Those of us who badmouth these folks should stop and appreciate them for the wonderous beings they truly are:  Our future competition in the job market.


Edited by Mack - 23 February 2007 at 6:55pm

in my school, the GPA system isnt too messed up. im in 3 honors classes out of a possible four and taking spanish band an PE and have A's in 4 out of 7 classes. one problem is that i have to actually study now. the honors classes are actually different from the regular classes so us smart people are actually learning something.

Edited by Farcry0092 - 23 February 2007 at 9:17pm

yea, last year my honors werent too much harder than a normal class. THIS year, the teacher is a real <meanie>.

Tae Kwon Do wrote: hoginds24 wrote: AP's aren't more difficult than regular classes? You're right... it only means taking college courses in high school... In theory yes, but how often is that ever the case?

In both of my Ap courses?