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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]She needs to accept that she is not getting the highest grade, and try to do her best anyway.[/quote]

I just find this so, so strange. Why is it bad for a child to want to get the highest grade? Why is it bad for a child to work hard to get a better grade? Do you all think that we should give kids tests when they are 5 and tell them what they can and can not be when they grow up? Should we start telling some kids early on not to worry about college but learn a skill because they will never excel in academics?

It shouldn't be easy but why would anyone tell a young child that grades don't matter? I thought school was supposed to incentivize kids to learn and work hard.

Isn't the whole American motto something about education giving everyone an opportunity? If you send the message to a child that they shouldn't be a "grade grubber" and shouldn't care about grades, they will not do their best. Why would they?[/quote]

You would only do your best if you got a good grade for it? If so, there's something wrong here, and it's not the grading system.[/quote]

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