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Of course the two cases are different. Children are not that stupid. They know there are grades called N, I, P, and ES. 
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Yes, they know that there are grades called N, I, P, and ES. But do they care? And should they care?

Here is what I want my elementary school kids to learn: do your best.

Here are some things I don't want my elementary school kids to learn:

do your best so that you get a good grade.
do your best, but if you don't get a good grade, your best wasn't good enough.
it doesn't matter if you did your best; what matters is how your work compares to others' work.[/quote]
I agree with you that, I don't want my kid to learn those points you made, such as "don't work just for grades etc." In fact that is what I keep telling my child. But this does not invalidate my earlier point. Why can't we just get a narrative report from the teacher without any grades, instead of a highly inconsistent and commentless grading method that sends a very wrong message to young children. Why do I have to keep reminding my child that grades are not important, this grading method is unfair, meaningless etc. (Of course I don't say that to my child, but I try to essentially give her that message.) Please answer this question. Don't diverge into other arguments which is not my point.[/quote]

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