After reading Kohn’s article “The Dangerous Myth of Grade Inflation,” respond to the following questions in a short (approx. 750 word) essay:
1/What is the controversy Kohn addresses? 2/To whom is it controversial? And why? 3/Who is his audience? How can you tell? 4/What kinds of evidence does he offer? Give at least two examples 5/Do you think this evidence will be convincing? Is it appropriate evidence for this audience? 6/Kohn’s main point comes in his conclusion—why do you think he put it at the end, rather than at the beginning?