tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post2562357492415014779..comments2024-03-27T11:28:13.401-06:00Comments on Education Matters: Florida legislators have little respect for a college educationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-2866668039165184782014-01-02T19:59:17.995-07:002014-01-02T19:59:17.995-07:00I don't think the problem with Bright Futures ...I don't think the problem with Bright Futures was "too many bright students." I think it was too much grade inflation. Teachers are pressured to give A's, so students had the GPA to get Bright Futures. However, their ACT and SAT scores were low, but acceptable.<br /><br />So tens of thousands of students got the scholarships, arriving at college needing remedial courses and never finishing and getting their degree. I'm glad the ACT and SAT cut score has been raised. Maybe I won't be pressured to inflate grades.<br /><br />I would prefer that Bright Futures (Lottery $) help students who are truly college material and not those who are just avoiding joining the work force. I'm frankly tired of hearing millennials described as the "most educated" demographic group. Just because you spent 8 years in college whining your way through a bachelor's and master's degree) doesn't make you educated, especially if you can't tie your shoes, memorize your phone number and address, read cursive, use basic grammar correctly, spell anything, learn your multiplication tables, use an apostrophe, tell time or make change (God forbid I give you an extra penny!).<br /><br />Just get the minimum wage job you're going to end up with anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com