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the thing about grade inflation is that as adjunct faculty I don't feel free to give any grade. international students' visas depend on their GPA, and I'm not about to put someone's visa status at risk in this climate. seniors and graduate students have jobs lined up and failure to receive credit for a class could put their career trajectory at risk, which I'm also not about to do in this climate.
selfishly, my own job is precarious and if masses of students complain about how I grade then my own job is in trouble. I can see why all these forces would lead to a general phenomenon of grade inflation. that's where the pressures of the system push