The Topic of the Grading System

In today’s society, the topic of grading system still is a big argument. Some people think that we should have grade structure and student just pass when they measure up fully. However, the rest of them argue that we should eliminate the grade education because it affects student creations and behavior. According to Carl Singleton, in “what Our Education System Needs is More F’s” he states that teacher should be more stringent when giving out grades. Students deserve to have an F’s whenever they can’t meet requirements. On the other hand, in the article “The Case Against Grades” of Michael Thomsen, he thinks we should abandon grades because students will have many problems such as: stressful, pressure, limited their creative…..Similar to Thomsen, I think grades should be removed altogether. It will influence student behavior and decrease their education capacity.
When students try their best to study but they still get a D’s or F’s on the exam, they will be really upset. Grade systems actually influence their emotions. Some students cram to study before the test to get a higher grade. It also makes them feel stressful, pressure when they can’t get that grade. For examples, “A 2006 study at King’s college showed adolescents with low self- esteem were more likely to have poor health, be involved in criminal behavior, and earn less than their peers.” When students receive a F’s on test, their classmates may know and laugh at them. Sometimes their parents will yell at them. Then they will feel sad, stressful and their self-esteem become lower. These problems may lead them to weaken health or they will give up and involve to criminal behavior. Moreover, Thomsen said in the article: “stress and fear of ailing the test lead to confusion and low self-esteem… It’s like a really serious strain.” They are seriously stressing over getting their goals of achieving higher grades. They are worried about their grade are rather than actually learning. Sometime, because of