Are good grades becoming an entitlement? A number of veteran teachers report seeing expectations of good grades with less effort from students. While these reports are experiential and anecdotal, a new study finds this is a measurable trend in the United States. Have you had this experience and what can be done to protect teachers when the pressure to inflate grades is from the administration?
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, February 23, 2007; Page A01
High school seniors are performing worse overall on some national tests than they did in the previous decade, even though they are receiving significantly higher grades and taking what seem to be more rigorous courses, according to government data released yesterday.
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