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<blockquote data-quote="JLCivic" data-source="post: 1321284" data-attributes="member: 547424">From what I have seen in education, here is the general difference:&quot;back in the day&quot; - fewer credits required(I only needed 18), BUT there was no artificial inflation of grades(allowing open book tests, retakes, late papers, etc)Now - more credits needed, and the kids are exposed to more subjectsHOWEVER, getting things in on time, being allowed to have retakes, etc artificially elevate gradesWill they get retakes in college?&nbsp; I don&#039;t recall those.&nbsp; The ONLY open book tests I ever had were in tax accounting in undergrad, and they were still pretty much impossible.The real world is not going to care if that kid had a fine arts credit.&nbsp; The real world WILL care if they know what they are doing and that they get it right the first time(how many employers give retakes on things that need to be done?)I can&#039;t tell my boss, &quot;well, I know you said you needed this information by tomorrow, but i really don&#039;t think I can get it to you until next week.&quot;I have told more than a few kids, &quot;College is going to eat you alive&quot;YES, many of the kids who just wander around like space cadets are what are classified as &quot;college prep&quot; kids these days.My God, freshmen and sophomore can&#039;t grasp the concept of bringing a **** pen or pencil to class.&nbsp; The liberal education establishment just keeps on enabling them though.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JLCivic, post: 1321284, member: 547424"] From what I have seen in education, here is the general difference: "back in the day" - fewer credits required(I only needed 18), BUT there was no artificial inflation of grades(allowing open book tests, retakes, late papers, etc) Now - more credits needed, and the kids are exposed to more subjects HOWEVER, getting things in on time, being allowed to have retakes, etc artificially elevate grades Will they get retakes in college? I don't recall those. The ONLY open book tests I ever had were in tax accounting in undergrad, and they were still pretty much impossible. The real world is not going to care if that kid had a fine arts credit. The real world WILL care if they know what they are doing and that they get it right the first time(how many employers give retakes on things that need to be done?) I can't tell my boss, "well, I know you said you needed this information by tomorrow, but i really don't think I can get it to you until next week." I have told more than a few kids, "College is going to eat you alive" YES, many of the kids who just wander around like space cadets are what are classified as "college prep" kids these days. My God, freshmen and sophomore can't grasp the concept of bringing a **** pen or pencil to class. The liberal education establishment just keeps on enabling them though. [/QUOTE]

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