"Doesn't Anybody Get a C Anymore?"

The article "Doesn't Anybody Get a C Anymore?" is very similar to the last article in the sense that the author, Phil Primack, argues that grade inflation is at an all time high creating a huge issue for students today. He starts off by arguing that grade inflation has gotten so bad by using supporting evidence that he received an email from a student who was disappointed by receiving a B in the course. He was appalled that this student considered a B a low grade and said that this is one of the issues of grade inflation. I once again disagree with Primack when he makes this argument. First of all, different people have different perspectives on what a good grade is. Simply because this student strives for A's and is upset with getting a B, does not mean that inflation is the issue. In my opinion, the real issue is the stress that society pushes on us to receive good grades. Now a days our entire future strictly depends on our GPA's and getting into college and graduate school has gotten much more competitive. Because of this, students are scared to receive anything less than an A as it could make a huge impact on one's future. This, I believe, is the real issue.

"Grade Inflation Gone Wild"

In the article "Grade Inflation Gone Wild" author Stuart Rojstaczer claims that in today's generation students have been studying less and less and dedicating more of their time to drinking. The author argues that grade inflation has become a huge issue and students tend to walk into class knowing they can receive a B+ with minimal effort so therefore they stop trying. I disagree with Rojstaczer and do not find his argument to be very convincing. As a first-hand example, I spend hours in our school library every single night and put much hard work and effort into my grades. I do not find that my classes are easy to obtain good grades, but instead, many of them require sufficient studying just to get a decent grade in the course. I do not believe that Rojstaczer uses good statistics to back up his argument and he flat out claims that students are not trying in school anymore, which is not something that he can fully assume. Furthermore, he states that grade inflation is something that can be fixed, and has been fixed at a few universities, yet he does not mention how it can be fixed. Overall, in opposition to the author's claim, I think it is a good thing that students are receiving higher grades and it cannot be assumed that those grades were not worked for.