How much of the educational failures can be traced back to “grading On The Curve”???
When I was a kid—we got graded on the 100% scale.
I graduated HS in 1957-—and didn’t take any night classes until 1969. At the first accounting class, the teacher laid out the rules-—homework==2.5 hours of every classroom hour.
All homework must be turned in on time, must be readable, etc.
One younger student _I was 28 & some were older than I-—asked” Are we going to get graded “On The Curve”???
I had NO IDEA what that meant—student next to me had to explain.,
I was DUMBFOUNDED!!!!
Teacher said “On the Curve”.
Didn’t help the dummies at all-—Kid next to me & I got 98-99-100-99-100 over & over again.
WE became “The Curve” and the lazy/stupid ones in the class hated us.
I didn’t give a damn. I needed to get more accounting education to support myself-—I owned my own house & car & I needed to take care of ME.
Took me 4 years of night classes to take all the Accounting classes I could, but I got 4.0 in every class-—and gave up a social life. Became self-employed in 1980—rounded up my own clients & set my own hours/pay.
Last client (53 years) retired in spring, and when we finish up all his stuff, I have no others—currently-—but I do have a reference pending. I also do computer input for my mobile veterinarian-large animal vet.
I was a “Curve Killer” in School.
Unless you rub elbows with movers and shakers, a social life will only retard your success.
I've always enjoyed hanging out with my family, anyway.
Grade Inflation is real. A C today was an F yesterday.
Yesterday, a C- put a student on academic probation and a D or F was a failing grade for the class. Today, a D- is passing, and a student gets a D- just for showing up but doing no work. I’ve seen it happen.