Why do professors scale marks and raise the marks of students that don't deserve it?

[romanigypsyeyes]

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I plan to remain in academia, so I won’t ever have to deal with idiots who clearly are not competent to do the job they have been assigned.

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<p>Oh boy are you going to get a rude wake up call when you reach academia. [hint: Tenure is infamous for keeping around people that are no longer competent.]</p>