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Honestly I wish having good grades was required of presidents, however it's not. I know way too many people who were C students and ended up in good jobs because of who they know while the smart kids end up working for them. Bush only got the job because he came from a wealthy powerful family. Most C students don't. I don't believe in general C students should attend college.
Having good grades won't effect knowing that. If he never took a class regarding that particular issue, he wouldn't necessarily need to know that. That's also not an issue of education. I guarantee a lot of college educated people don't know that. Hell, probably some on the honors list. Granted, by now most people know about Shia/Sunni, but I'd be shocked is many knew what the difference was.
You're missing the point. If you get a 'D' in geography, and couldn't find Iraq on a map until your Vice President and Secretary of Defense pointed it out to you, then it is highly probable you also don't know the customs and challenges that await you if you decide to send troops into the country to fight and die for a lost cause.
You're missing the point. If you get a 'D' in geography, and couldn't find Iraq on a map until your Vice President and Secretary of Defense pointed it out to you, then it is highly probable you don't know the customs and challenges that await you if you decide to send troops into the country to fight and die for a lost cause.
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dont forget that al gore had LOWER grades than GW bush had in college.
Neither failed a class, both had 1 D, so no, he didnt have lower grades. By the standard im guessing you are using, they had equal grades at the bottom, not Gore having lower as you claimed.
President Bush also never released his actual transcript, only hinting at it as well as former classmates telling the news that he didnt get a single "A" as an undergrad.
Where as VP Gore did release part of his and had A's.
neither released full transcripts or GPAs, so we can only assume the one with A's has the higher GPA thus disproving your point(at least based on the info we have)
Grades based on unfair and narrow minded standardized testing are not the definition of an individual's abilities in the ACTUAL WORLD outside of the comfy confines of College.
Many employers now are dropping GPA requirements as they should have done years ago. They've realized GPA means nothing and it limits the number of capable and talented individuals who they can choose from.
Plenty of "A" students work directly alongside "C" students who do equally outstanding work.
I know plenty of "A" students who have lower paying jobs that they hate because they couldn't get into their field of interest/study based on non grade related reasons such as personality or abilities.
I also know plenty of "A" students who got useless degrees and are still working High School/GED level jobs.
I also know plenty of "C" students who are working good jobs making good money all because of their proven abilities rather than what their pointless GPA stated.
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