THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: The number of students awarded first-class degrees has soared by more than a third in just five years, figures show, prompting claims that the traditional university grading system is becoming “meaningless”.
A record 47,000 students – one in seven – graduated from university with a top degree last year compared with less than 35,000 in 2006, it was revealed.
At the same time, students were less likely to finish courses with a third-class or unclassified degree.
The disclosure – in data published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency – will add to growing concerns over “grade inflation” and fuel demands for a major overhaul of the system. » | Graeme Paton, Education Editor | Thursday, September 22, 2011
The businessmen who hire others complain that school-leavers can do nothing, know nothing. But their grades in ‘O’ levels, ‘A’ levels, and now degrees keep getting better and better. Go figure!
This is the result of introducing competition between schools, colleges, and universities. League tables were a stupid idea. Trying to introduce the market place into the classroom/lecture theatre was a very dumb idea indeed. Making everyone into a first-class student is also dumb. Very dumb! We all know that most of these graduates are not deserving of these highly-inflated degrees.
If everyone gets a first, then what does a first-class degree tell us? That they’re worthless, of course. Worthless and meaningless! If everyone could afford to drive around in a Bentley, driving one would mean nothing too.
This country can’t manage its economy; it has long been unable to manage its school education; now it can’t manage its university education either. What’s next? – © Mark
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