What we waste time on in education

More grade inflation. A number of schools have decided to change grade Fs from zero to 50. As a math major in college, this comment did it for me:

"It's a classic mathematical dilemma: that the students have a six times greater chance of getting an F," says Douglas Reeves, founder of The Leadership and Learning Center.

I don't want to explain what's wrong with that.

One consequence is because 60% is all that's needed to be considered proficient, students can now do absolutely nothing but squeak by on a single exam and pass.