Grade Inflation

The American Education system desires excellence more today, than thirty years ago. In this requirement for excellence from higher education and social achievements, issues of inflated grades have been implemented through educational policies. Which has left some wondering if giving grades based on merit is fair to the success of the student, educational system, or even the instructors. The fact is grade inflation is what gives college students a greater grade point average, and truth is an A today is nothing more than a C. For today’s student, grade inflation leaves students are going to find themselves unprepared when they enter the job market, faced with failure, and distressed instructors over evaluations from students. “Grades are broken.

In fact professors use grades to dominate evaluations, the incentives become linked, creating the possibility for perverse responses to institutional policies. “Among all the suggested causes, student evaluation of teaching has become one of the primary reasons for grade inflation in colleges” (Valen E Johnson). Therefore incentives are set for students through the composition of structured courses and constituting grading specifications. The pressure to inflate grades is not commanded by students, instructors, or other faculty, but it is suggested and ruled on by someone who may have not stepped on a campus, better yet has not taught in a higher education

In fact all students do not poses the same abilities as their peers. There is an increasing divide among universities, for the reason top performing universities that have more students passing, are more likely to get a better career. As a result of things colleges and universities are under tremendous pressure, as a matter of public burden, to increase their graduation rates. But, does inflating grades create a student who puts forth no effort or time in their studies, all the while they expect to receive good grades. When grades are given based off merit and not actual ability to demonstrate academic achievement, maybe damaging to the outcome of the American education system. As inflating grades are on the rise, more schools are in a race to place their graduates with employers and graduate schools are finding it more difficult to distinguish who is the most fitting candidate. Inflated grades necessary for individual student success or an injustice to American