As some of you may know, students in the United States have a mental capacity that is not as good as other nations. In several nations that score better on standardized tests than the United States, the grading scale (A, B, C, D, F) does not exist. Instead, a pass/fail system is used, and it's based on whether a student tried to learn or not. Some people have argued that to improve students' mental capacity, the grading scale should be abolished and replaced with pass/fail here too. I support this theory for several reasons:
1. The grading scale does nothing to improve student's knowledge. By only requiring students to reach a certain grade percentage, students are not pushed to learn everything they should.
2. As stated in point 1, students sometimes don't have a will to learn. Some students are satisfied with a C grade, so they don't try at all and float by with an average grade.
3. Some students are naturally intelligent, and they do not require outside studying to learn anything. These students simply sit back and earn an A. However, at the same time, some students work really hard but only manage to get a D. This labeling has been known to cost people jobs, or get people jobs they don't deserve.
For these reasons, I support the abolishment of the grading scale and the introduction of the pass/fail system. What are your thoughts?
1. The grading scale does nothing to improve student's knowledge. By only requiring students to reach a certain grade percentage, students are not pushed to learn everything they should.
2. As stated in point 1, students sometimes don't have a will to learn. Some students are satisfied with a C grade, so they don't try at all and float by with an average grade.
3. Some students are naturally intelligent, and they do not require outside studying to learn anything. These students simply sit back and earn an A. However, at the same time, some students work really hard but only manage to get a D. This labeling has been known to cost people jobs, or get people jobs they don't deserve.
For these reasons, I support the abolishment of the grading scale and the introduction of the pass/fail system. What are your thoughts?