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2. I know I will be castigated for this (all ready have) but I encourage
my students to get a B in at least one subject in both high school and
college. That way they can forget the striving for a 4.0 and start to
enjoy their educational experience. That way they are (hopefully) taking
the course for the content and not the grade.
3. Finally. Ponder the irony of this.
a. As soon as a student gets accepting to a University no one ever
inquires about his/her elementary, middle school, and/or high school
grades again. 12 years of stress, being grounded for bringing home a
"C". Beatings, etc. All now useless and senseless.
b. As soon as a student gets accepted either into Grad School or
employed no one ever inquires about his/her college grades again. 4 to 8
years of stress, near suicide, etc. All now useless and senseless.
c. Never in the history of man has a GPA, SAT score, or ACT score
been mentioned in an obituary or on a grave stone.
So just what is the measure of a man/woman and how much self worth,
stress, angst, psychological damage is down in the name of EVALUATION?