Tuesday’s class really opened my eyes further to the reality of grade inflation. The whole idea of what “the average” really is I hadn’t considered as much before. I believe that grade inflation really has an impact on what determines an average student from the above average student. This is because students may see that if they work incredibly hard and don’t receive the grades they feel they deserve, they might feel as though it isn’t necessarily worth going through the struggle. They might feel as though the extra boost of their grade is necessary, and become more reliant on this. Additionally, I felt the point made in class that if we rely on grade inflation, we will miss out on a big part of our education. This is because teachers don’t necessarily mean to disregard hard work, but more so offer to challenge students to make them better. In the end, students should take this challenge for themselves because the end most often will justify the means.
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