Do Grades REALLY Matter?

by Julian Salisbury

Do Grades REALLY Matter? Grades clearly matter to a range of stakeholders, the most obvious being learners but also the educational inspectorates, the funding bodies & politicians all take a serious interest in them. ...read more

by Jason Goodlin

Grades always matter in an educational institution. Though, a student earning an "A" is no better than another receiving a "C." The grades that are given are well deserved. It takes a motivated individual to gain enough po...read more

by Alison Myers

In some cases, I can understand why grades would matter. However, in other cases, grades do not matter; no matter how hard we are on ourselves for them. Why would grades matter? Grades matter because it is a reflect...read more

by Gary Mei

To a little kid while they are growing up, it usually seems as if they must always aim for an A. And that is a good thing, because grades really do matter. Grades do matter in school. The reason that kids go to school i...read more

by M.D. Hennessey

Despite society's belief that grades are important, I think that grades are irrelevant for several reasons. Grades do not directly correlate with ultimate success in life. Grades are also not a true measure of one's acad...read more

by Mysriannah

Grading children in conventional schooling systems I believe is an integral part of appropriate placement. This helps the child in most cases to "fit in" comfortably with their peers who are more-or-less by average at thei...read more

by Bentley Scarton

Theoretically grades do matter but as a student I've reached the conclusion that grades often do not reflect your capabilities but your attitude in class. The grading criteria varies from professor to professor with some p...read more

by Persevearance Tini

Grades do matter to a certain extent,they play an essential role in laying the foundation for what really matters most,emotional intelligence,it is the most important aspect of success in any facet of life , be it gettin...read more

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by Marquita Woodson

If one is currently in high school their grade are important for the fact of the possible of getting into any intuition of higher learning one may desired. Grades dorden one options and shows that one is getting a good und...read more

by Kimberly Chitwood

Hmmm...Do grades REALLY matter? Well, I would have to say, "YES!" Now, if you're planning on going to college and getting a degree, and then you plan on working in a mill for the rest of your life, then no, grades don't re...read more

by Christina Vogel

If you're paying for the education why wouldn't you try hard to make good grades? Why would you want to waste your money taking a class you don't need. It's your life and to live with failure will always follow you around....read more

by Eric Drew

Grades should matter. They should communicate the depth of your learning to the world. In theory, they express whether you gained a mastery of the topics at hand and your level of capability in the given subject. In...read more

by Todd Pheifer

Grades are not a perfect system of measurement. I can get an "A" and put forth very little effort and basically learn nothing. On the flip side, I can get an "F" in a course but still master the material and be able to d...read more

by Petriesan

Grades matter in that they help you get a job. That's it. You want to get the attention of recruiters, have a high GPA. Otherwise, what the really important thing about school is learning, which is not always reflected in...read more

by Manfred Armstrong

Grades matter because they establish what potential you have in the learning ability. Education is essential. On the 26 April 2007 I accompanied a mother and her daughter to school for their yearly assessment. The young ...read more

by Courtney Caswell-Peyton

Grades Often Reflect Employment Survival and Knowledge Retention Do grades really matter? HmmI'm not a teacher, an admissions counselor for a college, nor am I a hiring manager. So, you might be thinking to yourself t...read more

by Elizabeth Hemmingway

Ever do a job search? What's the one thing that pretty much shows up in all of the results? EXPERIENCE. 2-year or 5-year, whether required or preferred, if you want a career, you're guaranteed to be frustrated because you ...read more

by Keith Godsoe

As a student currently in second year university, I sometimes find it troubling how subjective and unfair the concept of grading can be. I mean, think about it... you've got a handful of students, sometimes in the hundr...read more

by Ashley Benlove

They do to me and they always have. If you really care about doing a good job in school, graduating and becoming a productive citizen, then they do matter. Let me tell you a quick story in relation to this subject. I am...read more

by Brian Arnold

I will agree that college grades do not matter, it only matters where your degree is from. If you have a degree from a well known school you will get a better job than those that went to an inferior school. The opposite is...read more