Grades vs Education

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Grades vs Education

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RE: Grades vs Education

December 16, 2013 at 12:29 pm

I think there is much too much emphasis on grades in the US, and not enough emphasis on really developing the necessary skills. Endless testing in from beginning to end just causes people to train for the test, and not necessarily understand what they're supposed to be learning.

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Grades vs Education - by TheBeardedDude - December 16, 2013 at 12:24 pm

RE: Grades vs Education - by MindForgedManacle - December 16, 2013 at 12:29 pm

RE: Grades vs Education - by bennyboy - December 17, 2013 at 4:06 am

RE: Grades vs Education - by TheBeardedDude - December 16, 2013 at 12:33 pm

RE: Grades vs Education - by Minimalist - December 16, 2013 at 12:39 pm

RE: Grades vs Education - by TaraJo - December 16, 2013 at 1:05 pm

RE: Grades vs Education - by pocaracas - December 16, 2013 at 12:39 pm

RE: Grades vs Education - by TheBeardedDude - December 16, 2013 at 12:46 pm

RE: Grades vs Education - by Fidel_Castronaut - December 16, 2013 at 12:51 pm

RE: Grades vs Education - by Fidel_Castronaut - December 16, 2013 at 12:48 pm

RE: Grades vs Education - by pocaracas - December 16, 2013 at 12:49 pm

RE: Grades vs Education - by TheBeardedDude - December 16, 2013 at 12:53 pm

RE: Grades vs Education - by Fidel_Castronaut - December 16, 2013 at 12:55 pm

RE: Grades vs Education - by TheBeardedDude - December 16, 2013 at 12:58 pm

RE: Grades vs Education - by Kayenneh - December 16, 2013 at 1:00 pm

RE: Grades vs Education - by TheBeardedDude - December 16, 2013 at 1:02 pm

RE: Grades vs Education - by JohnCrichton72 - December 18, 2013 at 6:09 am

RE: Grades vs Education - by JohnCrichton72 - December 18, 2013 at 9:31 am

RE: Grades vs Education - by pineapplebunnybounce - December 17, 2013 at 4:48 am

RE: Grades vs Education - by Jacob(smooth) - December 17, 2013 at 5:17 am

RE: Grades vs Education - by Darth - December 17, 2013 at 5:25 am

RE: Grades vs Education - by Jacob(smooth) - December 17, 2013 at 5:29 am

RE: Grades vs Education - by pineapplebunnybounce - December 17, 2013 at 6:46 am

RE: Grades vs Education - by Darth - December 17, 2013 at 5:47 am

RE: Grades vs Education - by feeling - December 17, 2013 at 5:48 am

RE: Grades vs Education - by Fidel_Castronaut - December 17, 2013 at 8:56 am

RE: Grades vs Education - by Kayenneh - December 17, 2013 at 6:33 am

RE: Grades vs Education - by Ben Davis - December 17, 2013 at 9:33 am

Re: RE: Grades vs Education - by NoraBrimstone - December 17, 2013 at 9:48 am

RE: Grades vs Education - by Jacob(smooth) - December 17, 2013 at 10:30 am

RE: Grades vs Education - by Violet - December 18, 2013 at 4:54 am

RE: Grades vs Education - by pocaracas - December 18, 2013 at 5:42 am

RE: Grades vs Education - by Violet - December 18, 2013 at 6:22 am

RE: Grades vs Education - by Kayenneh - December 18, 2013 at 7:15 am

RE: Grades vs Education - by pocaracas - December 18, 2013 at 7:20 am

RE: Grades vs Education - by feeling - December 18, 2013 at 8:06 am

RE: Grades vs Education - by Jacob(smooth) - December 18, 2013 at 3:10 pm

RE: Grades vs Education - by Violet - December 18, 2013 at 4:48 pm

RE: Grades vs Education - by Jacob(smooth) - December 20, 2013 at 3:26 pm

RE: Grades vs Education - by Fidel_Castronaut - December 18, 2013 at 9:50 am

RE: Grades vs Education - by Violet - December 18, 2013 at 10:08 am

RE: Grades vs Education - by Clueless Morgan - December 18, 2013 at 2:08 pm

RE: Grades vs Education - by Violet - December 18, 2013 at 8:44 am

RE: Grades vs Education - by Fidel_Castronaut - December 18, 2013 at 2:37 pm

RE: Grades vs Education - by Clueless Morgan - December 18, 2013 at 3:51 pm

RE: Grades vs Education - by Blake the Heretic - December 21, 2013 at 3:33 am

RE: Grades vs Education - by Jacob(smooth) - December 21, 2013 at 4:12 am

RE: Grades vs Education - by Blake the Heretic - December 21, 2013 at 4:28 am

RE: Grades vs Education - by Crulax - December 23, 2013 at 11:27 pm

RE: Grades vs Education - by bennyboy - December 25, 2013 at 8:32 pm

RE: Grades vs Education - by Blake the Heretic - December 26, 2013 at 11:49 am

RE: Grades vs Education - by bennyboy - December 26, 2013 at 6:31 pm

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