Studying

Bob has been studying hard in all of his classes. He's
struggling with two of his subjects, but is doing his best and getting help
after school from his teachers. He knows he's worked hard this marking
period, but he is still nervous when he receives his report card. Does
this sound familiar? Why do we worry, when the basic purpose of school is
to educate people, and to teach them the skills they will need to be
successful in college, the workplace, and in everyday life. To rate one's
progress, schools have a special unit of measure. Grades are used to show
how well, or how poorly a student is doing in a particular area. But in
truth, do they help or hurt the student? There is question as to whether
children are motivated to learn, or to simply pull the grade. Grades don't
accurately reflect what a student has, or has not learned.
A student who is obsessed with grades is often a troubled one.
Much stress is accumulated because all that matters is having an A ...