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A former professor at Duke University who has published considerable articles about
Grade Inflation Gone Wild published in the newspaper Christian Science Monitor on Commented [jr2]: unnecessary
He finds that grades started to shoot up through out the country since 1960s and are
still rising today. The grades are so high that people begin to question the quality of
higher education. A is the average grade at some school and at the Brown University
its the grade of two-thirds of the students in a class which is definitely abnormal.
This isnt a minor phenomenon. Nearly the whole country has experienced this grade
inflation.
All-pervading high grades have discouraged students from studying hard and made
them turn to drink to kill time. This is easily understandable. If we can go through the
which is a natural choice for students at that age. If we go on like this, the next
Mr Rojstaczer then gives some examples of success in cutting the grade inflation.
Princeton and Whellesley University strived hard to eventually get down the grade
and take back academic rigor. These cases prove that its not an impossible task as
long as the school stuff are aware of the significance of fixing this problem and take
In a summary, this essay proposes the urgent problem of grade inflation and calls on
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It is a most interesting book I have read. Steve Jobs is the leader of the Apple.
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We didnt completed the job yesterday. Disposing of electronics properly becomes a
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Her father is the most success software engineer in the firm.
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They are interested going with us to the concert.
A former professor at Duke University who has published considerable articles about
where he posts charts and graphs chronicling data about grade inflation. In his essay
Grade Inflation Gone Wild published in the newspaper Christian Science Monitor on
He finds that grades started to shoot up through out the country since 1960s and are
still rising today. The grades are so high that people begin to question the quality of
higher education. A is the average grade at some school and at the Brown University
its the grade of two-thirds of the students in a class which is definitely abnormal.
This isnt a minor phenomenon. Nearly the whole country has experienced this grade
inflation.
All-pervading high grades have discouraged students from studying hard and made
them turn to drink to kill time. This is easily understandable. If we can go through the
motions and still get a good grade like B+ or better, few of us will study diligently.
Therefore, students need some other things to pass the spare time such as drinking
which is a natural choice for students at that age. If we go on like this, the next
Mr Rojstaczer then gives some examples of success in cutting the grade inflation.
Princeton and Whellesley University strived hard to eventually get down the grade
and take back academic rigor. These cases prove that its not an impossible task as
long as the school stuff are aware of the significance of fixing this problem and take
immediate action. In my opinion, this is a timely essay that cautions us to focus our Commented [jr10]: collocations- look up call in the
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attention on the serious consequences of this problem and roll our sleeves to tackle prepositions are used in that expression?