188. Why Do Kids Today Get So Many A’s?
No Stupid Questions24 Mars 2024

188. Why Do Kids Today Get So Many A’s?

Is grade inflation on the rise? How much does your G.P.A. matter in the long run? And when did M.I.T., of all places, become “the cool university”?

  • SOURCES:
    • Scott Hugo, housing justice attorney at Oakland City Attorney’s Office.
    • Bob Ladouceur, former head football coach at De La Salle High School.
    • Jon Marcus, writer at The Hechinger Report.
    • Amelia Nierenberg, Connecticut correspondent for The New York Times.
    • James Pennebaker, professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin.
    • Stuart Rojstaczer, writer and former professor of geophysics at Duke University.


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