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TexasTowelie

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7. Unfortunately it happens at the college level also.

Wed Jul 26, 2017, 08:16 PM

Jul 2017

After I received my bachelors degree I went to another college to obtain a teacher certification. I took a job as a paper grader for a college algebra class and the instructor had to talk with me because I was too tough on the students while I was grading. Nearly the entire class should have been failing since they couldn't solve more than half of the problems on any particular assignment. From a personal standpoint, I went from having a slightly over a 3.0 GPA in my classes as an undergrad to having a 4.0 GPA as a post-grad--it was a combination of attending an easier university and taking easier classes. However, I wonder how some of those students actually met the requirements to obtain an undergrad degree.

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Nearly half of all US high schoolers graduate with an "A" average [View all] n2doc Jul 2017 OP

It gets lambasted but that is the reason for the ACT and SAT exboyfil Jul 2017 #1

There is also a much higher emphasis on extracurriculars n2doc Jul 2017 #4

Am betting that there is a huge racial divide Not Ruth Jul 2017 #2

Kodachrome fleabiscuit Jul 2017 #3

Ok, but are all above average? n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2017 #5

I taught for 15+ years before I got sick and this happens all the time. BigmanPigman Jul 2017 #6

Unfortunately it happens at the college level also. TexasTowelie Jul 2017 #7

I taught high school for a number of years..............and....... Stuart G Jul 2017 #8

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I was telling someone just yesterday, I graduated from High School with an average of 82.5%... George II Sep 2017 #10