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Egalitarian Thug

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4. Profit is not a proper motivation for education and this is what you're going to get

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Jun 18, 2012, 01:56 PM

Jun 2012

when it is. This is just another example of why.

Grade inflation/falsification is epidemic throughout our post secondary system, and absolute SOP in the so-called private corporate schools. The quickest way fro a professor to be shown the door at these diploma mills is to flunk too many students. It takes a lot of school loans to pay million dollar salaries and get your name on sports venues.

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CUNY biz school fixed Wall Streeters' GPAs to keep receiving tuition [View all] malaise Jun 2012 OP

Rat bastards learn their ways from other rat bastards. mbperrin Jun 2012 #1

Nothing new, just more blatant siligut Jun 2012 #2

is the fine for the infraction less than the profit? librechik Jun 2012 #3

Profit is not a proper motivation for education and this is what you're going to get Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #4

Wall Street is a cesspool Teamster Jeff Jun 2012 #5

Students had to know their grades were being changed. Oh wait a minute.......... mrmpa Jun 2012 #6

Its doesn't make any sense w/o a quid-pro-quo.... Historic NY Jun 2012 #7

This may be a Business school problem for those Executibe degrees malaise Jun 2012 #8

Yes this does look strange malaise Jun 2012 #11

Du rec. Nt xchrom Jun 2012 #9

Well, Business Schools are not known for their ethics. EFerrari Jun 2012 #10

But is there a distinction between corrupt regimes and corrupt malaise Jun 2012 #12

That's a good question. I had to laugh the other day EFerrari Jun 2012 #13