Essay About Grade Inflation

Have you ever experienced grade inflation and why it effects so many people? In Scott Jaschik, “Grade Inflation Higher and Higher,” he defends how there are more A’s in four year colleges than two year colleges. Jaschik insists adjunct instructors at community colleges have a lack of job security, students that have a wealthy home life, and students finding a college that is less expensive than other four year colleges. Students need to recognize why grade inflation has impacted many of us, such as the causes and effects in our society. Many of the effects Jaschik quotes, "It's been a disastrous change. We need leaders who have a backbone and put education first." This effects a lot of students’ lives because there are students who are going to school part time as well as working which can be very difficult at certain points. Another quote according to Rojstaczer states, grades are very problematic to
Many students believe that it is the best choice to go to a community college first then transfer to a four year college because it saves a lot of money and the traveling distance to get there. College students are being recognized for failing grade inflation. Jaschik states, “Community colleges, recent years have seen slight increases in the percentages of D and F grades awarded. While A is still the top grade (more than 36 percent), its share has gone down slightly in recent years.” Jaschik insist that professors are rewarding students for their D and F grades but also recognizing that A’s are still the top grade for college students. GPA’s are continuing to fall at community colleges because students are not getting credit for putting in the effort they are asked of from the