Princeton University

An educated society is a productive society. As Thomas Jefferson said, “It is safer to have the whole people respectably enlightened than a few in a high state of science and the many in ignorance.” America has long been run by its people, however we need to be able to trust the people of our country. Today the total of student debt has risen to more than 1.1 trillion dollars. This is because the cost of tuition has risen considerably over the past 10 years and more students than ever are…

reasonable, the statistics clearly show that going to an elite college bolsters your chances in succeeding in the working world. In fact, the average college graduate makes around $47,000 a year; however, graduates from more prestigious schools like Princeton were easily making at least six figures (Ellis). This is an extremely large discrepancy in the payoff of graduating college. Success in the working economy is measured in how much money one makes in a year but it is not limited to this…

A 2004 report from the Carnegie foundation stated that, “90 percent of high school students cheat” (Robbins, 96). In her non-fiction novel, The Overachievers: The Secret Lives of Driven Kids, Alexandra Robbins discusses several negative aspects of the American education system. One major theme throughout the novel is cheating. Robbins explores the theme of cheating among overachievers by using direct commentary as well as student examples in order to emphasize the popularity and commonality of…

I hear a buzz…It is just distant at first, but slowly it seems to be coming closer and closer. I open an eye simply to realize it is my clock alarm. My brain realizes that being 5 a.m. I must get up, but my body defies me; it does not want to move. Then, a vision crosses my mind; I see myself walking down an airplane runway; there is a plane parked in the distance, and the wind is gushing at me. This vision brings me a sort of thrill and excitement I have longed for all my life to experience.…

Higher education in the United States has evolved significantly from its colonial roots. Religious denominations prepared students for the clergy and civic leadership, today 's students can be found in wide variety of fields such as the sciences, arts, or social services. Higher education has also evolved in the area of access, formerly a bastion of the white male privileged elite, today 's campuses are dotted with students of varying ages and ethnic backgrounds.Higher education’s evolution in…

Grade inflation is the continuous habit of awarding higher academic grades progressively to work that deserves to be awarded lower grades in a genuine grading process. Grade inflation is not proven by higher grades achieved but, it is important to point out that those high grades are not deserved. Unfortunately, the big disappointment is that grade inflation on students who deserve them has crept in a rapid trend and those students who don’t deserve them now have them. Body In several years of…

As soon as students graduate high school. students are rushed back into the classroom. Many college students are pressured to know exactly what they want to do for the rest of their years. This is a disappointing fact, that causes students to change major’s multiple times, delay their studies, and dislike their jobs in the end. During the four-year journey of earning a degree, most students fail to learn the true meaning of a college education. It is something that isn’t clearly stated in the…

they need to “implement policies or guidelines” to restore excellence. He also says that colleges and universities need to “roll up their sleeves, bring down inflated grades, and encourage real learning.” (Rojstaczer 11) In the end, Rojstaczer thinks grade inflation is something that just has happened over the years and that students are not trying. His call to action is that colleges and universities need to work back to the old ways to make them great…

“Well, one, you’re African-American” are the words so carefully chosen by my high school theology teacher in describing why I should get into college. Not because of my intellect or my drive, but because of what I have no control over and more often than not, the future of my success would be determined by those judgements. As a young black girl, the product of a single-mother and financial instability, statistics show that the odds are against me, that my future will be the pinnacle of economic…

Former professor of geophysics at Duke University, Stuart Rojstaczer is a notable author and coauthor of many studies, books, and articles in his career. He has a PhD in applied earth and sciences and has also created a website on grade inflation, which he has done much research on. Rojstaczer wrote “Grade Inflation Gone Wild”, an opinion editorial in the Christian Science Monitor, which is particularly focused on grade inflation in the United States. Rojstaczer claims that many people,…