it is graded like that... the more you try the better you do, the less you try the worst you do..

by Anonymous 13 years ago

but still, sometimes someone might not try at all and still get an A while the person next to them is trying their absolute hardest, but still gets a C.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

But that doesnt make sense because the person not trying understand the subject really well, and the person trying doesn't understand their mistakes.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Then there would be no point in learning...

by Anonymous 11 years ago

That's not how it is in the real world.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

It shouldn't even be like that in any class. Example: Kid gets 100% in PE for trying really hard no matter how little he can rnu. In fact, it's a workout for him to get to class. Yet the teacher gives him 100% and penalizes the person who is conserving his energy for his two sport games later that night. That's just not fair.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

In your example, are you saying that the kid who has a hard time even getting to class should fail? If someone participates in a school sports team, I think that should count as the equivalent of taking PE, and they shouldn't even be required to go to gym class. But it's unfair to fail someone because of a disability.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I never meant disability. Obviously that interrupts their ability to do anything, but I meant an overly fat person who thinks exercise should be banned. Think one of the people from Wall-e, if you will.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Oh okay, when you said that it's a workout for him to even get to class it sounded like someone who has some type of disorder that makes it difficult to walk. I get it now. But why shouldn't an overly fat person who tries hard get a good grade? PE should be based on physical improvement or maintenance, so if this obese person goes from a 15 minute mile to a 10 minute mile, that shows that they're making an effort to improve themselves. For people who are already fit, just getting generally consistent mile times should suffice to show their commitment.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

You see, I think that for classes like PE, grades based on effort are more appropriate. I used to get awesome grades in PE, despite not being a major jock or anything, because no matter what I always gave it 110% - one day we did 100m, 200m and 300m sprints all in a row. I was grouped with the "bigger" kids, and I won all three races but just before the 300m race I actually threw up a bit. The teacher pointed and said "you should ALL be trying THAT hard in this class!" and gave me bonus points. Nice. Anyway, I disagree with the OP that it should apply to all subjects. But, there can be both a result-based grade and an extra grade to commend great efforts, or improvement. That can work well. My school had a similar thing.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Extra effort is always good and should be credited as a bonus. I agree with what your school did

by Anonymous 11 years ago

It's not exactly fair for someone's GPA to drop just because they're non-athletic or non-artistic. Unless you're going to be playing a sport in college, colleges don't give a fuck how fast you can run the mile in.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

this is a dumb post, it shouldn't even be arguable. the whole point of education is to better yourself for your future profession. it doesn't matter in the real world how hard you try unless you have results to show for it.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Some teachers will grade a little nicer for struggling students that try hard, depending on the subject and grade level. I helped some teachers grade while in high school and some would do this, others wouldn't. But you can't do it in everything.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

In the real world, effort means nothing; results are what matter.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I think that if someone has a weakness academically, it's their responsibility to put in the effort to get extra help. Or, if testing is their weakness, they should participate more in class. Also, most teachers will be lenient and, if they know someone is trying really hard, will bump their grade up a few points.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

This is why they call us "The Trophy Generation". tsk tsk tsk

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Do or do not; there is no 'try' -Yoda

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Well it's pretty much like that until you get to high school

by Anonymous 11 years ago