Do young Americans better appreciate things when they work for them? In some cases, the data may be scarce; free is increasingly the new costly. Such seems a solid takeaway from a new report. Intelligent.com conducted a late-August survey concerning students and their marks. The organization questioned 288 high school teachers and college professors. The study's findings point to a peculiar approach to making all A's: insisting upon them. Gen Z students are purported practitioners of "grade grubbing" -- "begging or threatening their instructors for a higher grade than they've actually earned." Per the report, "Forty-four percent of educators say students often ask for better grades" than they should rightly be awarded.
Regarding gratuitous grade upgrades, you may never have considered begging your teachers -- much less ordering them to do your bidding. But these days, students are impressively in charge. Personal feelings are paramount; meritocracy is marginalizing. Modern America is light on punishment and heavy on reward: School Bans Expensive Coats to Protect its Poorer Students' Feelings A Medical School Dissects Its Honor Society Because Grades May Be Racist Colorado University Hosts Teacher Training to Fight the 'White Supremacy' of 'Productivity' Professor Insists Anti-Cheating Rules Aren't Fair to 'Black and Latinx' Students New York University Students Demand They Be Given the President's House — and Straight A's So go societal sensibilities. According Intelligent.com, the evolution is informally observed:
The revolution is affecting a flock of fields, including ones you might not expect. As pointed to by Professor Diane, your heart doctor may have had his or her grades...doctored:
Students are standing up for themselves, and contemporary parents are engaged in their kids' education. In school, the pressure's on -- the teachers, not the class-takers. Back to Intelligent.com:
Forty-five percent of those polled believe Gen Z students more frequently ask for better grades than did their predecessors. And what justifications do pupils provide for their demands? Here's a breakdown:
A roundup of write-in reasons:
Perhaps the epidemic's bottom-line explanation is far simpler than any provided by petitioning pupils. Astonishingly, students demanding they receive what they didn't earn regularly works: Eighty-two percent of educators have given into demands. As stated by the aforementioned pre-med study, "Of [students asking for better grades], 71 percent were successful in their negotiation for a higher grade." It's a brand-new world. Gone are America's stern old schoolteachers slinging harshly high expectations like hash in an outdated diner. Today's education system is less fierce fist and more huge hug. The arms of academia are open wide. Welcome to class; the coddling coziness of high scores is available upon request -- or, if you perfectly-permissably prefer, demand. |
Monday, September 18, 2023
Participation Trophy Triumph: Modern Students 'Earn' Good Grades by Simply Demanding Them
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