Value Of An A: The Value Of Education

The Value Of An A

The idea of being a student can mean different things to different people. At some point while travelling through the journey of education the question “why?” pops into mind. Or “why am I even doing this?” This fundamental question defines each individual person’s idea of being a student. Answers to this question ultimately decide what the average person’s plans are after graduating from high school. This question gives each student the drive to fully apply themselves to every assignment. It’s the fuel that is fed to the fire every late night and weekend spent behind a pile of books. Without that answer, whatever it may be for each person, every task seems rather pointless. To find this reason changes the traditional values set in the educational system. It in turn begins to instill new values of success set by the individual. Grades, although very important regarding degrees and graduation, would not be the primary focus. Instead of only wanting to get an A or pass the class the student would rather …show more content…
This form of thinking often results in a better understanding of each subject. Deeper understanding of each subject will also expose a student’s strengths and weaknesses in many or a single course of study. As a result the student is able to fixate on those aspects, both weaknesses and strengths, and further improve the study of that class. Valuing the understanding of each field of study can be very beneficial to each student. Identifying a person’s strengths would further enable them to make decisions about which career path to pursue. In addition students would begin to formulate a bridge between the classroom and the real world. Understanding a subject rather than being concerned about the grade will further benefit them to see in what ways that subject has simple or unique day to day