2 definitions by D zy
The place where people are "educated". It is disliked by the majority of the younger population and exactly how much learning takes place is questionable. This is mainly because the curriculum heavily emphasizes logic and reasoning while the natural creativity and imagination of the students' young minds are neglected.
Although most schools offer electives for this reason, students often find their schedules too tight with mandatory courses and are unable to fit in these electives.
The mandatory classes vary with the school's location, but they usually consist of mathematics, science, English, and social science. The purpose of these classes focus more on the memorization of facts than actual learning. Learning does take place, but how much a student learns is dependent on the teacher, not the curriculum.
Although most schools offer electives for this reason, students often find their schedules too tight with mandatory courses and are unable to fit in these electives.
The mandatory classes vary with the school's location, but they usually consist of mathematics, science, English, and social science. The purpose of these classes focus more on the memorization of facts than actual learning. Learning does take place, but how much a student learns is dependent on the teacher, not the curriculum.
by D zy July 29, 2009
Similar to economic inflation, GPA inflation is a drop in value of the "grade points" used in most schools today due to a dramatic increase in competition. In the past, a 4.0 used to be sufficient, but now it's hardly enough.
Strained by the sheer number of incoming applications, many colleges try to narrow down the applicants by accepting only those with the highest GPA. This, in turn, causes students to try to raise, or "inflate," their GPA by taking AP, IB, or Honors courses.
Unfortunately, this causes the colleges to raise their bars even further since so many students have 4.0's or above.
Strained by the sheer number of incoming applications, many colleges try to narrow down the applicants by accepting only those with the highest GPA. This, in turn, causes students to try to raise, or "inflate," their GPA by taking AP, IB, or Honors courses.
Unfortunately, this causes the colleges to raise their bars even further since so many students have 4.0's or above.
A: Hey, look at this, College X just rejected this guy who had a 4.1!
B: What?! It was accepting 3.8's last year! That's just ridiculous...
A: GPA inflation, man. That's what it is.
B: What?! It was accepting 3.8's last year! That's just ridiculous...
A: GPA inflation, man. That's what it is.
by D zy July 30, 2009