"What Our Education System Needs Is More F's" by Carl Singleton

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The paper examines Singleton's viewpoint by reviewing his idea of raising standards as a good first step in bringing the educational system back under control. The paper examines various issues and backs them up with quotes and opinions by other relevant writings including Jonathan Yardley in his essay "The High Cost of Grade Inflation" and Kristine Coco in her story "Grade Inflation Cause for Concern". The writer doesn't just accept the opinion of Singleton but rather counteracts it by quoting other references such as Randal C. Archibold with "Just Because the Grades Are Up, Are Princeton Students Smarter" and many others. The writer believes that Singleton does a thorough job of considering what would happen if his policy were followed and what that would mean to students, parents, instructors and schools.

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"Singleton knows that many will dismiss his plan as banal and simplistic, but he says it is not and sets out to prove his point by considering the implications if the plan were followed. Singleton is not recommending giving F's indiscriminately but only to students who have not learned the required material. The basic problem with the educational system now, says Singleton, is that there is a common practice of giving out grades that have not been earned. In this way, school systems and teachers have contributed to the growing ignorance of the populace."

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