[id10t]

Stop the pampering "everyone wins" stuff, make a C mean the true average student and A an excellent/way above average again.

From what I've read, the Vietnam war was responsible for grade inflation, and funding, etc. is responsible for it now.

When every student in a "honors" English class makes an A (because they all wrote their essays themselves, etc) are they really above average and excelling, or just average?

When I graduated HS (1989), as long as a student showed up every day, stayed awake, and didn't distrupt class, they had a 60. One extra point on anything - a test, homework, quiz, etc - would be enough to make it a 60.00001 or whatever, and that was more than 60, so the teacher could give the student a D- and send 'em on...

Also, parents need to get better, and more involved. My wife and I are sliding into more debt than I'm comfy with, just so she doesn't have to work and can stay with our kids and raise them. Its costing me about 3k per year in CC debt, but we both think it is worth it, as do many of the other people who interact with either of our kids. I see both of my kids teachers every day at least once if not twice, and I (and the wife) try ot be involved in the daily schooling - volunteering for special events, field trips, etc.