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[quote=Anonymous][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]

I agree with this 100%. Its awful that basically have to tell my child to ignore grades, grades are meaningless, and not fair. IMO grades serve three purposes

a.) to inform parents of a child's progress and identify areas of weakness strength so that the parent can help the child achieve what they are capable of doing
b.) provide a granular enough structure to identify learning disabilities early on so that children can get the assistance that they deserve
c.) to teach kids that achievement counts, if you are not naturally one of the super smart kids you can learn and even achieve the highest grade if you work hard

IMO "c" is a ver empowering thing for a child to learn. Every kid will hit a time at some point where something doesn't come easy and they need to spend extra effort to understand and practice to master a skill. For a kid who isn't naturally good at math to study and get the highest grade sends a powerful message to that kid. This is the type of kid that does far batter in higher education and industry later on.

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