Grading System Persuasive Essay
What you got a C? Why are you upset; it’s only a grade don't be so worried? It's not a big deal; after all according to professor B "Grades are just numbers...and your success will not define by these numbers." So why bother then? I can just go to school, do the bare minimum and whatever the outcome maybe I know that this letter grade is not a representation of my individual potential nor does it define me as a student. Okay, you will never hear these words uttered from the mouth of any college student. It might be said here and there but we know no one really means it. I mean come on we pay so much for college and all its hassles already why reward yourself with effort that is less than your full potential has to offer. We all start our
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Having experienced both sides of the grading system and grade inflation, I decided that most institutions are no exception to the nationwide trend of ever more higher GPA’s due to more A’s and B’s, and fewer D’s and F’s. Personally I believe grade inflation is a fraud on students because it misleads us into assuming that we are capable and competent than is the case. The process of grade inflation via dishonest grading from professors is the equivalent of receiving a false health reports your doctor simply because they want the patient happy. The truth may be ugly sometimes, but it’s better to be aware than to live in a blissfully ignorant paradise. When a student receives a B or higher as a grade, it tells them that they have the capacity and have above average ability. This false sense of achievement may steer students into choosing inappropriate majors which in turn leads to them wasting money time and effort; but unfortunately many University board members would rather allow the fraudulence to continue rather than attempt fighting it. In the case of the grade inflation, the numbers of reported cases are too small and the population size is too large, were we can disregard this situation as being an occurrence of random
Having experienced both sides of the grading system and grade inflation, I decided that most institutions are no exception to the nationwide trend of ever more higher GPA’s due to more A’s and B’s, and fewer D’s and F’s. Personally I believe grade inflation is a fraud on students because it misleads us into assuming that we are capable and competent than is the case. The process of grade inflation via dishonest grading from professors is the equivalent of receiving a false health reports your doctor simply because they want the patient happy. The truth may be ugly sometimes, but it’s better to be aware than to live in a blissfully ignorant paradise. When a student receives a B or higher as a grade, it tells them that they have the capacity and have above average ability. This false sense of achievement may steer students into choosing inappropriate majors which in turn leads to them wasting money time and effort; but unfortunately many University board members would rather allow the fraudulence to continue rather than attempt fighting it. In the case of the grade inflation, the numbers of reported cases are too small and the population size is too large, were we can disregard this situation as being an occurrence of random