I think we have to combine both the traditional method and the standard grading system because the traditional is only a bunch of numbers. The standard is only a bunch of words. So if you combine the two types of grading then you will get a grading with words and numbers. Numbers tell you exactly where you are after a group of time. Words tell you where you are struggling and where you need more help.
The purpose of grades is to tell you how you are doing and they also use it to put you in groups by your skill. I think both the traditional and the standard are good but they are lacking things which the other one has. The 100 point scale is more accurate and it makes you feel better. If it were like a 5 point scale and you got a 3 out of 5, that wouldn't look good. If you got an 60 out of 100 that would look a lot better than a 3 out of 5. Letters are bad in some places because if you got a really bad letter then you would feel very bad. This is how teachers think of letter grades: A-awesome B-above average C-average D-below average F-Fail. This is what I think of grades: A-an average grade or great you got an A B-your going to get in some trouble C-just stop, your going to fail D-oh god, bye bye F-take it easy, they'll get used to it. I think that the grading system right now is fine, but it needs some improvement. It shows your grade for over a long period of time like the marking period. If we add the standard and the traditional together we will get a system that shows where you are struggling, where you are strong, and how well you can do over a long period of time.
The purpose of grades is to tell you how you are doing and they also use it to put you in groups by your skill. I think both the traditional and the standard are good but they are lacking things which the other one has. The 100 point scale is more accurate and it makes you feel better. If it were like a 5 point scale and you got a 3 out of 5, that wouldn't look good. If you got an 60 out of 100 that would look a lot better than a 3 out of 5. Letters are bad in some places because if you got a really bad letter then you would feel very bad. This is how teachers think of letter grades: A-awesome B-above average C-average D-below average F-Fail. This is what I think of grades: A-an average grade or great you got an A B-your going to get in some trouble C-just stop, your going to fail D-oh god, bye bye F-take it easy, they'll get used to it. I think that the grading system right now is fine, but it needs some improvement. It shows your grade for over a long period of time like the marking period. If we add the standard and the traditional together we will get a system that shows where you are struggling, where you are strong, and how well you can do over a long period of time.
