Grades

Grades are a big deal in most school students lives these days. With grades and usually parents its "How did you do on your test today? When I see it it's going to be an A right?" But if you think about it for some people it not always A's so they feel grades are just demeaning and saying that they are stupid. And for others its all A's so the second they get an 89 or lower their life is over. So whats the purpose of grades? What is your opinion of the current grading system? (numbers and letters, 100 point scale) Do you think that the current, traditional grading system accurately represents your learning and knowledge. Do you think we should keep the current grading system or transfer to a standard-based grading system or use a combination of both?

To start off the purpose of grades is to help you know how your doing with the work your learning. Also it lets teachers know if they are getting through to there students. This is important because if the students don,t understand what they are being taught then when they need it in life they wont know what to do. Next I believe that the current, traditional grading system  does not accurately represents your learning and knowledge because i think it shows your comprehension but not knowledge. Another thing is the current grading system. I personally  like it. One reason why i like it is because 100 is an easy number for teachers to calculate record grades off of; and letters (A B C D F) give you a quick general check on how you are doing. However I like using numbers more because they are more precise and accurate. Lastly if I had to keep the current grading system or transfer to a standard-based grading system I would keep the current grading system but I'm used to it and it works.This is what I have to say about grades. 
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