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Thursday, June 19, 2008

Grade Inflation Part II

Colleges are really up in arms about grade inflation, but I feel they are missing the boat. First of all they look at the grades being higher and automatically assume that teachers are grading easy and/or the class is not difficult. I listed in my previous entry (link provided below) different... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Grade Inflation Part I

Grade inflation is something that a lot of colleges are dealing with. I know that in Loyola’s case they want the average GPA to be around 2.8 as opposed to the 3.3 it is right now. I plan on doing a two part series on grade inflation, the first of which will be why it occurs and the second being why... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 15, 2008

Anna to the Rescue

This is a series of entries I am doing about the path I took towards becoming a teacher in college to where I ultimately decided not to become a teacher. The link to all the entries is at the bottom of this entry here. This is the third entry. I owe Anna Harne one. Early in my college career she... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 12, 2008

Unrealistic Expectations

Society expects a lot from teachers, perhaps maybe too much. I know my Methods of Social Studies teacher at college would often bring up people now expect schools to raise children. As a result of this development, people now believe that when students do not do well grade wise, socially and/or... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Cousin Graduating

Last night my cousin graduated from middle school. Time is a funny thing. On the one hand I do not feel surprised that she is 14 and ready for high school come late August. On the other hand I still feel as though she just walked through those middle school doors for the first time just yesterday. I... Sign in to see full entry.

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