English teacher Kristin Anderson knows there will be a couple of heartbroken faces in her classroom when she passes out the first graded IB essay of the year. A student used to receiving A’s on every essay and assignment will inevitably receive a B. Anderson’s reply to these students is, “we have all year to work on this skill, and you’re gonna end up with an A. I know you are. But, if you knew everything that I was gonna teach you, what are we doing here?” According to Anderson, the point of marking down grades is giving students areas to improve. However, she says that value has been lost. This loss of the value of marking down grades is one facet contributing to a historic national trend — grade inflation. The “need” to receive an A, or high grades, is not only a common trait of SM East students, according to teachers in varying departments, but also for students in all levels of education, contributing to this national trend. To read more, click the link in bio. #storybylibbym...