#33 Pay more for B's

Considering:
Paying for grades.
B- $50, A $6. . .no that isn't a typo.


Editorializing:
It is way harder to get a B- on purpose than an A.
It is also more aligned with real life.

To get an A:
Do all the homework, follow orders, test particularly well.

To get a B-:
You have to get exactly 1 of every 5 answers wrong on purpose.
Unless:
A. The questions have different point values.
If you have a 21 question assignment you have to get an extra quest right.
B. The assignment is graded on a curve.
C. What if the questions don't carry the same weight. Suddenly you have to know all the materials and maths to know what questions to get wrong.

It is actually intellectually lazy to get an A.
You didn't actually work at it. You followed the rules. Did you learn? Did you have to fight it out? It doesn't prove anything.
Heck, I was reading at a 5th grade level at the start of my 11th-grade year... But I test so... Poorly, I tested poorly. Now I have state-required testing proving I am in the 99th or 100th percentile in everything but reading.. not stupid just not meant for the education system.

Grading on a curve:
Lets say the teacher is trying to pad their own grades to make it look like they are better than a B- teacher. Yes, I said it.
Suddenly getting a B- is a whole lot harder. You need to help the lows and hinder the highs. Sounds like real life to me.

So back to why it is more like real life:
The teacher is your boss, the student is you, and I am the client paying for results.
Sure you can give me A results, you know what they are and you know how to get them. But I am the client. And I want b- results.
The boss exclaims... You can do that this isn't the way it is supposed to be done.
The client says "this is what I am looking for!"

Now I hear you say A's makes colleges happy.

So... You are going to prove you can get A's just so you can overpay a college… Congratulations you are a slave to your education system.

Question: When was the last time anyone ask you about your grades in high school to get a job? Let me know so I can get you a good lawyer.

Now when was the last time you had to do something that didn't make sense to you because that is what the client or your boss wanted?

Paying more for a B- better prepared your child for the real world.

Now I skated over the fact that you have to decide what answers to get right. You actually have to know the materials. To know what you have to get wrong and right.
What if you need the 5point answer but not several 1 point answers? What if all the easy answers are worth 17 points each and the hard ones are worth 1? How many hard questions do you answer to get your 80.5%

It is completely unlike how I pulled A's, couldn't read remember, I was good at educational guessing. Even then I knew a little something about a little of everything.
Sadly all education taught me was next level of be getting all the lies corrected that are in the textbook. Looking at you American History, looking at you.

This makes a mockery of the education system?
Yes, yes it does. It forces the child to think about what they are being told. The whole world values A's bit, Dad values b-'s and Dad can explain why getting a B- is better... The teacher just says A's prepare me for success.

Let's talk about success then...
Getting an A is expected.
Getting a B- is a goal.

What one is more likely to provide success? Getting an A or accomplishing something harder you set your mind to.?

Finally, the teacher catches wind and the student always gets b- scores for A work?
Teacher doesn't get the computer lab I was going to put in her classroom. Computers are cheap. Monitors are expensive. I can buy a classroom of students a computer each for about $30 each, volume buying. $45 if you need a mouse and keyboard... A screen doubles that, and a screen big enough to actually use is triple.

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