<p>I feel like everyone's so obsessed with grades now. It's like B's are actually not good grades, and C's are like failing. Aren't C's supposed to be average?
What's happened to our schools!</p>
<p>um, cuz everyone here wants to go to Ivies and other top 20 schools...and there Bs are considered below average and Cs...don't even happen.</p>
<p>I'm not talking about this forum.
I'm talking about in the real world.</p>
<p>If everyone got A's the world would be boring. A few B's are okay, but when you get smacked down by a bunch of them, you need to regroup.</p>
<p>I agree that a majority of posters here are in the "more competetive" range when it comes to grades. If you go to public school, it's almost sad to see a "reg ed" Calc class reviewing how to factor binomials in February.</p>
<p>well in the real world it depends on who u meet, most people still think Cs are okay...and Bs are really good</p>
<p>^ i agree. the majority of people outside of our little college admissions obsessed world believe b's are great and c's are good.</p>
<p>It's not getting A's thats important. It's beating everyone who doesn't get A's thats important.</p>
<p>It's understanding the material that's important. Grades are irrelevant. The acquiring of information is key.</p>
<p>Letter grades are useful only in comparing students. To a truly motivated student, the pursuit of worldliness and the state of being generally informed is more important than who got the A.</p>
<p>That may seem true but thats not the way american education works.</p>
<p>Isn't that how it works in college, though? Or at least while getting a doctorate or masters...</p>
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<p>Of course, usually the people who truly understand the material are a small subset of those who got As in the course and 5s on the exam. (At least at my school. Maybe that says something bad about my school.)</p>
<p>My public high school has rampant grade inflation and there are 3 people with 4.0's in a class of 55. So any B can take you below the top 10%.</p>
<p>It all depends on the course and the person. If I got any B's in math or science, I'd probably be pretty bummed because it would just mean that I didn't try. If I get a B in English, I'm a little sad but I know that I don't like English and I'm better at math and science.</p>
<p>For other people, a B in any class is great.</p>
<p>B's are usually bad because of grade inflation present in many schools.</p>
<p>Like piccolojr said, grade inflation is pretty much responsible.</p>
<p>C's aren't average. Their simply the middle point between a perfect score and the highest failing grade you can get.</p>
<p>Like I'm really good at math, and during class I work ahead in my assignments so I'm 6 weeks ahead of everyone, but I still get a B+. But some unfortunate people work their asses off and get an A-. I don't study for anything because I just get it and I retain stuff, but some people who don't understand it simply get A's because they never think outside of the box, they just do what the teacher tells them to do.</p>
<p>Hey, not everyone is like that... :) Only on this forum and some competitive schools. </p>
<p>I personally know someone with a 0.0 GPA.</p>
<p>^^^^^ !!!!!</p>
<p>All I know, comparing letter grades is not the best way to judge students. It is certainly ONE way, but it should never be the only thing determining which student is more capable.</p>
<p>Almost every single student in the top ten ranks of my class cheat on a daily basis. I know a girl pretty well who has straight A's, and can't remember the last time she did a homework assignment herself.</p>
<p>Of course, not all great achievers are cheaters, that's just ludicrous to say. My only point is, there's more to education than GPA.</p>
<p>^ Yes, I hate how kids cheat. :( It really is not fair.</p>
<p>My history teacher said that if she could, she would choose not to assign grades</p>