the absurdity of gpa

GPA is a terrible measure of performance in college. It is not indicative of anything nor does it encourage what should be encouraged. It encourages students to take easy classes so that they can get their A and in doing so boost their GPA. Also it gives no indication as to how much the student has learned in a class. Professors and school admins are always complaining about how students are too concerned about GPAs. Well sadly enough that is what is encouraged in today's society. Companies are encouraging high GPAs, scholarships encourage it, grad schools encourage it, and etc. So modern day society is encouraging a high GPA which encourages students to change their behaviors. It makes them more concerned about their GPA and getting "A's" than they are about learning the material. This encourages them to take easier professors, easier classes, etc. In the end, students have actually learned less and been challenged less but have supposedly done better in school. What a broken system we have...