Dumbing Down

A number of years ago, there was a scandal within the world of academia:  it was said that some professors at some of the most prestigious institutions of higher learning were dumbing down their grading systems.  Apparently, a sizeable number of students, and parents, assumed that if you were smart enough to get into these esteemed academies, you were smart enough to receive nothing lower than a B.  Thus, no matter the true quality of your work, if you took a class with those professors Read more