Grades Do Not Acurrately Reflect What A Student Has Learned
Beginning of paper
Philip has been studying hard in all of his classes. He's
struggling with two of his subjects, but is doing his best and getting help
after school from his teachers. He knows he's worked hard this marking
period, but he is still nervous when he receives his report card. Does
this sound familiar ....
Middle of paper
.... A on that
next report card. Anything less, and the child isn't satisfied. In many
cases, a student merely memorizes the material needed to get a good mark on
a test, and everything is forgotten within a few days. The student gets
the A, and in turn has learned nothing.
People assume that students who have all A's are always more
intelligent than students whose grades aren't quite as high. For example,
Susan could take Mickey Mouse classes all year long, pull straight A's, and
walk away wit ....
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