First grade

intelligence with a letter grade isn’t a sign of ability,” stated Katie Kacvinsky(“Best”). Some people say schools should use letter grades because it motivates us to get honorable grades and to keep the tradition. However, it is not as effective since it does not reflect on students’ learning. Therefore, like pennies, even though letter grades are our tradition, since it is not reflective, schools shouldn’t keep on using it. According to an education expert Alfie Kohn, "letter grades are…

Every student in America must make joining a sports team one of their priority. Sports can make a students grades higher and make them a better person overall. Athletes have better grades and athletes have lower dropout rates than non-athletes. Being an athlete takes a lot of hard work and adding school to that does not make it easier than it is. The 3 p’s is always implemented when playing sports. Patience is one of the most important thing to have in the world today. If you are not patient you…

anything that everyone else understands. My freshman year in high school didn 't go so well then I thought it was going to. My grades slowly when down the drain, I didn 't care what my grades were until I realized if I didn 't get my act together I would be spending my whole summer vacation in summer school because I didn 't care what my grades were. In high school, my grades weren’t as the best than other individuals. Throughout my high school years, I had progressed. Freshman year I didn’t…

to do daily work, than have to worry about a project. Traditional is easier for kids to understand, more one on one time, and have more grades. First of all, in the traditional system, their are more grades. Which can either help a student or hurt a student, with his or her grade. Lots of grades are good because, with lots of them you can bring up your grade. Which if you done the project idea, you wouldn't have them chances. That is why schools need to keep the traditional…

The First Day of Seventh Grade “Ring Ring,” sang the clock. I open my eyes. “The first day of seventh grade,” I groaned. I leak out of my bed, reluctant to get up. I drag my feet as I walked downstairs and into the kitchen. “Good morning,” said Mom cheerfully. “Ugg,” I groaned, “I don’t want to go to school.” “It will be fun,” Mom said. Even she knew that wasn't true. “Yeah right, it will be as boring and miserable as every day of school.” “You don’t know that, maybe you should…

I was doing all my work and completing what I needed to receive a good grade. This was a result of me trying to keep up with my goals for the upcoming advisory too. I had left on with a B- last advisory and now that has dropped significantly. I am completely disappointed with my grade because these are not the grades I receive on a regular basis in school. My current grade in your class is a D+ due to missing and low grades on your assignments. I was missing work in your class due to being out…

Introduction Several factors in an individual’s social environment, such as their social network and physical health can serve to improve test scores, grade point average, class rank and SAT scores, however, other factors such as social media could possibly take away valuable study time and can distract students from their much needed studies. A student’s social network must include peers who are positively excelling in academic performance in order to be beneficiary to this student. Sports and…

receive is extra time, subsequently, allowing the student to receive a grade for an assignment that he or she did not complete on the accurate grade level would be a violation of the student’s IEP. The following is a course of action that I propose to rectify the situation that has been created. First and foremost, by February 10th “what has been done has been done.” As the principal, it not only will be hard to go back and change grades that have been recorded but also will be dishonest and…

numbers in their head to see what grade they get so they don’t fail the course and have to go to summer school. Now, teachers run after their students to get them to turn in work so that they pass. However, the most effect solution is to get the district needs to toughen the grading policy and put it into effect where students can not abuse it. The current grading policy has two sections; formative grades, which are homework and assignments and summative grades, which…

Whenever you receive my final transcript from the University of Alabama, you will notice I received a grade of a “D” in one of my final courses. This is the first and only class in my life I have ever received a grade lower than a C- in. I have a genuine explanation of why I have done so poorly in this class for the semester. I had an emergency surgery in November and was in an excessive amount of pain that lasted until December, which caused me to miss a lot of days this semester. My professors…