(December 16, 2013 at 1:02 pm)TheBeardedDude Wrote: 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.
Though I otherwise agree that grades don't necessary show how well you can apply your knowledge, I still think it was a major benefit to have grades. I applied to two of the best high schools in my city, so good grades were paramount, especially since the competition was fierce. I had an average of 9.2, 10 being the highest. And I don't think that grades per se is the culprit, it's aged and outdated syllabi that warp the system. That and lowering standards, of course.
When I was young, there was a god with infinite power protecting me. Is there anyone else who felt that way? And was sure about it? but the first time I fell in love, I was thrown down - or maybe I broke free - and I bade farewell to God and became human. Now I don't have God's protection, and I walk on the ground without wings, but I don't regret this hardship. I want to live as a person. -Arina Tanemura
