Schools Should Stick To The Traditional Way For Grading Students

At some schools, the grading method is students are given a long-term assignment and must produce a project and oral presentation to show what they learned. I disagree with this method because some kids may be shy/have anxiety, it's easier for teachers to help students if they can see where they messed up, and it's easier to test all the students on one lesson instead of all lessons at one time. All schools should stick to the traditional way for grading students. The traditional way is more simple and less time consuming for teachers and students.

What is your biggest fear? For most kids, it's monsters or bugs. For others, it's presentations. Research shows about 1.8 million kids under the age of 18 have anxiety disorders. How do teachers expect a kid with anxiety to do an oral presentation in front of the whole class. That's like trying to make pigs fly, even though they can't. People without anxiety say it's no big deal and just to imagine everyone in their underpants. They don't realize how serious anxiety can be for some people. They will freeze up and lose their train of thought. They wouldn't be able to go on with the presentation and that could make them seem like they didn't learn anything at all. …show more content…
They need to be able to see where they went wrong so they can help the students. If they don't have anything to go by to do the presentation, then they could have just listened to someone else present and copy them. Some people even learn better when they actually see it on paper. Seeing things on paper also makes it easier on the teachers. Not being able to see what you need to present next, could make you lose your train of thought. Losing your train of thought could not only make you fail,but also embarrass yourself in-front of the whole