grades

Jennifer Cooper ENGL 1010
Today’s school grading system can be an effective means of motivating some students to do their best work.
Grades can be a good motivator in that they reward students for working hard and doing homework, create organized tracking of accomplishment, and are based on all around performance at school.
The grading system used in most schools is good because it is not based solely on how smart a person naturally is. Instead there are other factors involved such as showing up to class every day possible and participating in class discussion. While this is true, for the most part grades are mostly consistent of homework and test scores.
Without being given work to bring home that is graded, average test scores would go down. Homework goes over things that are discussed in class and gives students the opportunity to practice material so they will feel confident when taking tests. So test scores are a result of taking extra time to do homework and therefore the test score is a reward for working hard.
If we had not the organized system of tracking accomplishment that we have our school system in general really would not work. By grading papers and everything that is done in school students and teachers can see exactly what the persons strong and weak points are. Some individuals need extra help and cannot be compared to other people in school. Either someone has a learning disability or has not had the same educational opportunities as another person. So in this way our grading system may not work equally for everybody.
I think the way that the grades work is the best method that anybody has thought of so far.