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My experience with high school students is that most of them
are interested only in the grade they get, and don't care a
whit if they learn anything or not. That's not universal, of
course.
Grading is a real pain, and I'm never sure what testing
tells us, other than the students are good at taking tests,
or not. I have never been associated with ungraded schools,
so I don't know how they keep the kids working, but I would
like to find out. I understand that most Friends' (Quaker)
Schools are ungraded, but I have never had a chance to talk
to any teachers at those schools to see how they keep their
students motivated. But it seems to be true that their
students don't have any more trouble getting into colleges
than regular school students, maybe even less.