Twelfth grade

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…

shouldn’t get paid for good grades.” “It’s bribing kids.” “Good grades are expected.” These are the kinds of responses I get when I bring up the idea of paying kids for their grades and I can see where these disapproving people are coming from, but from experience I can say that there is an upside to giving kids money for their good grades. That being said I do think we should move forward and find a way to pay kids for their hard work in school, which they show with their grades. It’s Their…

A. Tingle, Lynne R., Jason Schoeneberger, and Bob Algozzine. "Does Grade Retention Make A Difference?." Clearing House 85.5 (2012): 179-185. Academic Search Complete. Web. 1 Nov. 2014. B. The article first introduces the controversy over grade retention and the effects that tag along, such as "opportunities lost, mental health risks, and educational resources" (Tingle, Schoeneberger, and Algozzine 179). The article then addresses the effectiveness of students who were held back and gives…

an American author and educator that speaks and writes about education and parenting is very much opposed to the traditional grading system. In his essay “From Degrading to De-Grading”, Alfie Kohn argues against it, he claim that students are so grade driven that it reduces their interest in learning, creativity and preference for challenging tasks. Not only that, it also encourages cheating, disrupt curriculum and waste teachers’ time. Rather than using the current grading system, he advocate…

I have graded myself an 8 on the AP rubric. I have graded myself this numerical score because I constructed a sound thesis: “The author utilizes a parody and logical fallacies- portrayed as logos- to satirize how products are marketed to consumers.” Following my thesis, I directly analyzed how the author used these two devices to mock product advertisement. It is evident that I attempted to tie the examples given in both paragraphs to my central thesis statement in order to describe a trend in…

I am writing to inform you about administration’s proposition to change grading policies for major level courses and the turmoil it has created amongst students. A change this substantial will greatly affect students going forward, and the pros/cons should be weighed out effectively before moving forward. In my opinion, a pass/fail grading policy would be very beneficial. The pressure to perform well in classes is sometimes unbearable, especially for those in majors that want to pursue a higher…

“good” they are. Other educators say that this is not necessarily detrimental. Students need this information to know which areas they should improve upon or whether their time would be better spent elsewhere. For centuries, the world has been using grades as a means to determine the academic prowess of students. What began in 18th century English universities as a competition ranking system, was mimicked by the United States and turned into a numerical scale ranging from zero to four that…

wonderful memories of reading, but unfortunately I vividly remember the negative experience because it hit me the hardest. I went to Riverdale Elementary School, a dry dull red brick school. When I was in first grade, the school was offering tutors, sixth graders, to help the students in the lower grades. The sixth graders specifically helped with reading, and they were trying to pace the students to be proficient or even to an advance level. My mother, dark tanned skin, long black silky hair…

receive many absences with little or no consequences and still be able to maintain a good grade point average. However, in college that is not the case. Student attendance in college is important because students who attend class have better grades, have better relationships with their peers as well as professors and develop responsible habits and behaviors. Students who attend class often receive better grades on tests for they are present the day the material was taught. A student is also more…

of Education, is responsible for training K-3rd grade educators with research-based instructional strategies to help implement the Literacy-Based Promotion Act. The Mississippi Department of Education provides the purpose of the act: “The purpose of the Literacy-Based Promotion Act is to improve the reading skills of kindergarten and first through third grade public school students so that every student completing 3rd grade reads at or above grade level. The intent is to increase the…