Joclyne Gonzalez
Professor Mora
English 1A
13 September 2016
Earned or Given? In the article “Grade Inflation a Sign of Societal Mediocrity” by Greg Jayne, the author examines how the grades placed on the paper may or may not be the true reflection of the students work. Today’s parents have high expectations for their children to obtain good grades. But does the grade really come from students hard work, demonstrated through homework, quizzes, tests, etc or from somewhere else. That somewhere else is through the complaining and nagging of students who feel they did better than what their report card reflected and from parents who suggests that teachers overlook their child’s full potential to receive the highest grade in the class. This problem appears …show more content…
For years to come, even though the norm says a C is average, the author suggests that the problem can only worsen and it could become that the only exceptional grades to receive are A’s. This will also begin to influence the teacher’s perspective as the standards for the child’s work also decreases. Believing that we live in a society that praises run-of-the-mill work as true superbness is correct. I stand to argue that none other than the teachers rubric held equally to each student’s work without bias is the only factor that should contribute to the grade the student earns. As young students before middle school, the majority of teachers make it the point to give an A for effort in every assignment the child does as long as the work is complete whether it be correct or incorrect. This is not only present in school work but sports, where “ For some reason we decided that everybody who plays on the youth sports team should get a trophy at the end of the season”(Jayne). This may seem logical to boost the child’s self esteem at a young age and promote the lesson that everyone contributed to the success equally. This says the same thing
Professor Mora
English 1A
13 September 2016
Earned or Given? In the article “Grade Inflation a Sign of Societal Mediocrity” by Greg Jayne, the author examines how the grades placed on the paper may or may not be the true reflection of the students work. Today’s parents have high expectations for their children to obtain good grades. But does the grade really come from students hard work, demonstrated through homework, quizzes, tests, etc or from somewhere else. That somewhere else is through the complaining and nagging of students who feel they did better than what their report card reflected and from parents who suggests that teachers overlook their child’s full potential to receive the highest grade in the class. This problem appears …show more content…
For years to come, even though the norm says a C is average, the author suggests that the problem can only worsen and it could become that the only exceptional grades to receive are A’s. This will also begin to influence the teacher’s perspective as the standards for the child’s work also decreases. Believing that we live in a society that praises run-of-the-mill work as true superbness is correct. I stand to argue that none other than the teachers rubric held equally to each student’s work without bias is the only factor that should contribute to the grade the student earns. As young students before middle school, the majority of teachers make it the point to give an A for effort in every assignment the child does as long as the work is complete whether it be correct or incorrect. This is not only present in school work but sports, where “ For some reason we decided that everybody who plays on the youth sports team should get a trophy at the end of the season”(Jayne). This may seem logical to boost the child’s self esteem at a young age and promote the lesson that everyone contributed to the success equally. This says the same thing