Grading System Failure

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Failure of the Grading System The article written by Jerry Farber, “A Young Person's Guide to The Grading System,” makes many claims on how the grading system is ineffective because the students do not really learn. I agree with Farber on many of his points, such as, grades are ineffective for student learning, and self-discipline happens when a student is interested in learning. However, I do not agree with his solution to the problem of the A to F grading system switching over to the credit system. Farber fails to see all the flaws and how to incorporate it in today’s society if he chooses to proceed with his solution. Jerry Farber, an American educator and writer, argues that grades do not improve students or even enrich their minds; grades …show more content…

It is an interesting idea of being a strict “credit system”, where a student would receive credit for a course if the student received the minimum requirement and if the student did not, nothing would happen. I like the idea of a system where you are free to learn at your own pace, no pressure of tests, and still receive credit to move on. However the system that is built today, our society is too far down the line with the current system to just stop completely and switch to entirely new system. This new system would come up as too big of a shock to society and would not know to how manage it. Nevertheless, this is not the only problem with Farber’s credit and no credit system. If this system was able to succeed in a certain area, how would the system convert to the rest of society standards? Some jobs, for example, look for the high GPA from a student. As for the students who have “credit” how will the company know what level of knowledge the student has or even what kind of experience to be qualified. Everyone who uses the current system would have to switch to the credit system for everyone to have the same

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