Pass or Fail? Boomers Didn’t Get an Easy On-Ramp
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Pass or Fail? Boomers Didn’t Get an Easy On-Ramp
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The University of Michigan recently announced a new pass/fail grading system for incoming freshmen, saying the goal is to help first-year students acclimate to the demands of college and let intrinsic motivation guide their academic journey.
That gets Kenn and Ron thinking: What happened to the way Boomers learned to deal with pressure?
Kenn remembers his parents paying him a dollar for every A in elementary school—but being concerned when he brought home a bad citizenship grade.
Ron looks back at being a college freshman in 1977, when 18 was still the legal drinking age and nobody was worried about creating an “easy on-ramp” to college life.
The Boomers didn’t get participation trophies, pass/fail grades, or much of a transition period. You showed up, figured it out, dealt with the pressure—and sometimes you succeeded and sometimes you failed.
So is today’s approach better for students, or are we simply raising a generation that is less prepared to deal with failure and pressure?
Another Boomers on the Edge comparison of how things were then… and how they are today.
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