http://blog.degreego.com News About Online Education, Distance Learning Degrees, Online Colleges and Universities Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:07:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.degreego.com/2009/07/07/grade-inflation-and-abolishment/ http://blog.degreego.com/2009/07/07/grade-inflation-and-abolishment/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:59:42 +0000 Kourtnie McKenzie http://blog.degreego.com/?p=102 Times Higher Education, a news site for the UK, published a few days ago an article that challenges an age-old notion: What is the purpose of grading? Is it fundamental, necessary? The article says no. "Abolishing grades may expose students to greater self-knowledge," quotes John Summers. Stepping back several generations, college grades looked drastically different than they do now. C was the average, B was above average, and A was drop-dead stellar. Now there are employers that are demanding their college students to apply for 3.5 GPA averages (B+ across all their classes) for modest salaries. A C-average bachelor's degree is the new high school diploma. A look at classroom performance reveals more A students than ever before.]]> http://blog.degreego.com/2009/07/07/grade-inflation-and-abolishment/feed/ 1 http://blog.degreego.com/2009/06/11/five-differences-between-campus-and-distance-learning/ http://blog.degreego.com/2009/06/11/five-differences-between-campus-and-distance-learning/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:58:35 +0000 Kourtnie McKenzie http://blog.degreego.com/?p=75 accredited online university offers the same benefits as a campus-based university, the experiences are not entirely the same. DegreeGo has compiled a list of the differences between campus and distance learning that should aid you in finding out which college experience is right for you:]]> http://blog.degreego.com/2009/06/11/five-differences-between-campus-and-distance-learning/feed/ 5 http://blog.degreego.com/2009/05/13/the-quintessential-college-degree/ http://blog.degreego.com/2009/05/13/the-quintessential-college-degree/#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 18:11:06 +0000 Kourtnie McKenzie http://blog.degreego.com/?p=55 business degree, or similar degree related to the field (an accounting bachelor's degree has quite a bit of value in today's economy.) These degrees are no longer certificates guaranteeing higher pay--they're certificates guaranteeing being paid at all.]]> http://blog.degreego.com/2009/05/13/the-quintessential-college-degree/feed/ 0