In the article, The Case against Grades, Alfie Kohn talks about how the grading system is deflecting the actual purpose of why students are interested in classes. He speaks on how grades tend to diminish students and create a preference for what a student has to aim for in his or hers course. I myself have experienced this in my academic life.…
Busywork decreases learning. Meaningless homework assignments are the most commonly graded pieces of work because of their accuracy-based questions. Students…
In “What Our Education System Needs Is More F’s” the author, Carl Singleton, states that even though most high paying jobs require higher education we [America] need to get back to the basics. Which is giving out letter grades that are rightfully earned. Although, "sending students home with final grades of F would force most parents to deal with the realities of their children's failure..." think about all the negative effects giving an F might have. Such as it may lower self-esteem, as well as self-worth, and increase grade retention.…
Farber is correct in saying that our school grading systems are terrible because grades are not an accurate evaluation tool. Schools should get rid of the grading system. Instead, schools should substitute a different method for evaluation. Schools could try to use the credit system, and see the impact that it has instead of our current grading system. Any other option has to be better than giving A’s and F’s. Is giving grades is the best way to evaluate…
In the article “Why some schools are giving letter grades a fail,” written by Erin Millar in April 2014 for the Globe and Mail newspaper, various perspectives of assessing students’ work is discussed. Millar begins by attributing the opinion of Ms. Wolfram, who is a parent of a student in Grade 2 as she states “some of were scared to change” after realizing that schools are slowly discontinuing to award letter grades in elementary schools.…
I believe that schools should stick with the letter-grading system. Schools all across the United States have used the letter-grade system for generations. The letter grading system is a better way to grade instead of pass or fail. While pass or fail may seem like a more simple grading method, the letter grading method will be better for students. It will be better to place students using their letter grade instead of just putting them in either the pass category or fail category. Also, the students will achieve better, because with the pass/fail method, if a student is on the very edge of passing, but doesn’t make it, they would automatically be failed instead of given a B grade or C grade with the letter grades. I believe these reasons are…
These essays disclose the issues concerning grades and how they are perceived and rewarded by teachers. With that being broken down, I realize I go through my classes expecting great grades. Both authors explained that grade inflation is the cause of both high school and college students thinking the same way. The idea of changing the grade scale was for "the benefit" of the students but, I think it is causing the students to slack off. When the students are not being challenged enough, they will begin to go far the bare minimum for the easy grade. There is a solution schools, colleges, and universities can do to resolve grade inflation.…
Many young people who enter college are also entering a new world away from their parents. This is a time for them to put effort into their future, but, a college professor who is flexible with grade changing is not teaching the tough luck of the real world. Reality is, if a student wants the best grade possible, they will put all efforts into improving their grade rather than waiting until the final grades come out to complain.…
The fallowing give’s reason why I chose A-F grading, the first reason I chose A-F is because it gives kids confidence to do better. Kids that struggle in school should know where there at, so they can have more boost to hopefully do better with their schooling. When I took math in middle school I didn’t do very good in it, when I saw I had a 78 in that class I tried my hardest to make it to a 80 before the nine weeks were up. The second reason I chose A-F grading is because parents need to know how their children are doing. Parents need to know where there children sand in school with their grades, so they can help them do better in school. My mom made get a tutor in reading, so I could continue to play sports. The third reason I…
Have you ever wanted a professor to change your grade? Well we are going to tell you the three simple steps on how to do that. Getting a grade changed is something that every kid dreams of. You may need your grade changed to increase your GPA, or in more severe cases, you may need your grade to be changed in order for you to graduate. Sometimes, students may have obstacles for not getting a better grade such as problems at home, being lazy, or simply just not caring. The three simple steps to getting your grade changed are sucking up to the professor, bringing in food, and bribing the professor with money.…
If a student completely failed a grade, there next year will be miserable. The concepts are just going to expand on the topics that they learned about the last year. If the student doesn’t understand the basics, how are they going to have success learning about it in a harder level? They will struggle even more than they did the last, and the trend would…
In A young persons guide to the grading system (Farber 1969) Farber has some radical ideas for change that unfortunately, may not be taken seriously enough to invoke change. Although in my opinion his ideas are certainly something that could benefit many students in many ways. In brief, what Farber says is, instead of grading with A’s and F’s, schools could use something he calls the “credit system”. He goes on to say “If you meet the minimum requirements of a course, you get credit for it. No A’s or C’s or silver stars, just credit”. (Farber 1969) The best part of this is if you do not meet the minimum requirements nothing happens. As a student that certainly struggles when it comes times for a test, I would like to see some of his ideas implemented in schools.…
The article “Effort on Homework in Grades 5-9: Development, Motivational Antecedents, and the Association with Effort on Classwork” discusses not only the authors current research on the subject but also previous research and beliefs. The article states previous homework research focused almost exclusively on time spent on homework rather than the actual active time the student spent on the homework. The authors are collectively concerned with the fact that previous homework research has been centered on time spent on homework rather than the amount of effort students put into their homework. The article goes on to explain the patterns of homework behavior as a theoretical framework among students. This section evaluates the expectancy-value theory, or the expectancies of success defined by individuals’ beliefs about how well they will perform on a given task. The next issue addressed in the article is the association between effort on homework and the effort on classwork.…
I believe homework and grading are essential to preparing students for their future. Homework is should be home learning, and an expansion of concepts studied in class. All work sent home must be age appropriate, and younger grades should read 20 minutes. Students should always be given feedback on everything from class discussion to tests. The things that teachers instill on students will make a better future for…
Teachers should remember important points: The lazy students may not work-unless they are motivated. And, they have to give rewards for accomplishments. Otherwise, motivation may not…