Grades vs Education

[TheBeardedDude]

In elementary, junoir high and high school I think that grades are important, especially since they matter when you apply to universities. As for uni, I couldn't care less about grades, I would be satisified with a simple pass/fail mentality. I get to prove my skills during a 6 month vocational training, so doing a great job in the field means much more, and once I get my licence, no one will ever ask for my report card.

But the issue here is that you are training kids at the K-12 level to attain high grades and not a better education. Don't get me wrong, I understand the value of A-F as far as an evaluation of your level of knowledge, but grades seem far too artificially inflated.

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I like the pass/fail idea for grad school. I don't take classes now because I am trying to get an A, but because I am trying to learn the necessary information to apply to research. The grade is a bothersome addition (my grades are typically B-A in grad school too, but they are not an accurate reflection of what I take the classes for).