Grade Inflation In America
America is debating on whether or not we should have free college, and if we do will grade inflation still be a problem; evidence supports that it will. In Brent Staples article, Why Colleges Shower Their Students with A’s, he describes multiple reasons as to why grade inflation is such a problem and why it exists. One reason is that most of our teachers are part-time teachers, meaning that they have no job security. They can be threatened easily by students and parents. Another reason why grade inflation exists is to make the college look good. Students with better grades gives a better evaluation for the school and its faculties. This is enforced by the administration. The administration pressers/encourages their faculty to give student