The Problem With “Academic Inflation”

<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW45237575 BCX4"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW45237575 BCX4"><span class= "TextRun SCXW45237575 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW45237575 BCX4">A</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW45237575 BCX4">ccording to</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW45237575 BCX4">English teacher</span></span> <a class="Hyperlink SCXW45237575 BCX4" href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/23/opinion/grade-inflation-high-school.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span class= "TextRun Underlined SCXW45237575 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW45237575 BCX4" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink">Tim Donahue</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW45237575 BCX4" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink">,</span></span></a> <span class= "TextRun SCXW45237575 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW45237575 BCX4">academic</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW45237575 BCX4">inflation is as real</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW45237575 BCX4">a</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW45237575 BCX4">s</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW45237575 BCX4">economic inflation</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW45237575 BCX4">.</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW45237575 BCX4">In the 1960s, around</span></span> <a class="Hyperlink SCXW45237575 BCX4" href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/23/opinion/grade-inflation-high-school.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span class= "TextRun Underlined SCXW45237575 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW45237575 BCX4" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink">15</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW45237575 BCX4" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">%</span></span></a> <span class= "TextRun SCXW45237575 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW45237575 BCX4">of grades given</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW452375