Jewish student Bella Weretnikow in 1896: "After all, tis not the grade I get but the amount I learn."
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This response was due to her desire to learn for the sake of knowledge alone, even after getting a poor grade in her history class.
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Her diary reads that she'd always apply her love of knowledge in school and beyond, hoping to carry this attitude with her throughout life.
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Surely it is this sort of attitude that we should all strive for, in our education systems as well as in life outside school.
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Students who actually value learning are punished because their grades aren't as perfect as the students who cheat.
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Disagree.
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Couldn't agree more. They value high grades and squash creativity, this is exactly why we are looking for alternatives for our son!
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Keep looking sir! Knowledge is important not grades
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Students cheat because they don't know the answer, because they didn't study....
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Not true. You can study for hours & still not have all of the answers
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And then it's your choice to cheat, because you dont know the answers
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The system values grades because it's easier to measure than a person's actual learning. Grades exist to make it easy for others to judge.
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If anyone finds a way to measure someone's actual learning then the focus can be shifted from looking at grades to looking at that
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Why would the students value learning in a system that doesn't?
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Also parents sometimes value high grades over character, balance, and learning.
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Sure. It's the obsession with grades and the loss of balance in young lives that bothers me.
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