There are some schools who are abandoning giving grades to students as they believe that a simple letter or number does not demonstrate a student’s learning ability. However, majority of the schools in the US and other countries in general use report cards as a primary means of measuring a child’s progress in school. Reason being is that many schools and teachers believe that grades measure the student’s understanding in a specific subject.

Today’s we are discussing whether students should be given grades in school and whether they are important or not when it comes to learning.

Interview with Alfie Kohn: http://www.education.com/magazine/article/Grades_Any_Good/

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