Tyson Hamilton has a 96 average and was president of his high school student council, but the Grade 12 student did not get admitted into business degree programs at the University of Toronto, Queen’s or McMaster.
Long-term trend of higher marks plus pandemic spike sees more top students competing for coveted programs
Grade inflation does no one any good. Teachers deal with enough from parents without needing to try and argue why their child doesn’t, in fact, deserve 95% instead of 75%.
The only way I can see forward is to improve the push back against parents by the school board/administrators so the teachers feel they can refuse without the parents just going around them and getting what they want.
Grade inflation does no one any good. Teachers deal with enough from parents without needing to try and argue why their child doesn’t, in fact, deserve 95% instead of 75%.
The only way I can see forward is to improve the push back against parents by the school board/administrators so the teachers feel they can refuse without the parents just going around them and getting what they want.