Is ‘Just Passing’ Failing?
Would our nation’s society be effected if American colleges changed from the grade scale to the pass/fail scale? I believe it would. I think the current system being implemented by U.S. universities has several advantages to a pass/fail scale. My prime example would be in the case of future educators. Other examples would include future attorneys and doctors. I would also argue that students’ work ethics might be drastically altered. To change the current higher learning grading standards would send the country’s future work force into a state of depressing mediocrity that could cause a decline in services offered to the public.
My opening argument will be the lastly noted aforementioned. If students knew they were being graded on the strict basis of pass or fail, what would be the objective in achieving a grade higher than 70 which accomplishes all being sought? Why put in the extra study time and effort if an A+ paper carrys the same weight as a student whose paper slimly met minimum criteria for passing? I believe the answer is: they would not. Students would begin putting out minimum …show more content…
When schools look to hire a freshly graduated and certified teacher, they request that new hire prospect’s college GPA and transcripts. So if that went away, incredibly talented and knowledgeable teachers could lose their edge over those who may be more ignorant and ill-prepared. Knowing this as a student would make one come to the realization that it isn’t very important to get the better grades. Imagine America’s elite schools being taught by professors who barely made the grades. An English professor who never really got a firm grasp of formatting, but still got a diploma. Now picture that across all subjects, all over the country. The country’s overall academic success rates would plummet for
Would our nation’s society be effected if American colleges changed from the grade scale to the pass/fail scale? I believe it would. I think the current system being implemented by U.S. universities has several advantages to a pass/fail scale. My prime example would be in the case of future educators. Other examples would include future attorneys and doctors. I would also argue that students’ work ethics might be drastically altered. To change the current higher learning grading standards would send the country’s future work force into a state of depressing mediocrity that could cause a decline in services offered to the public.
My opening argument will be the lastly noted aforementioned. If students knew they were being graded on the strict basis of pass or fail, what would be the objective in achieving a grade higher than 70 which accomplishes all being sought? Why put in the extra study time and effort if an A+ paper carrys the same weight as a student whose paper slimly met minimum criteria for passing? I believe the answer is: they would not. Students would begin putting out minimum …show more content…
When schools look to hire a freshly graduated and certified teacher, they request that new hire prospect’s college GPA and transcripts. So if that went away, incredibly talented and knowledgeable teachers could lose their edge over those who may be more ignorant and ill-prepared. Knowing this as a student would make one come to the realization that it isn’t very important to get the better grades. Imagine America’s elite schools being taught by professors who barely made the grades. An English professor who never really got a firm grasp of formatting, but still got a diploma. Now picture that across all subjects, all over the country. The country’s overall academic success rates would plummet for