Abolish Grading

I believe that grading is used to show what a student has earned by the level of effort that they put into their work. It shows the kind of progress that they have made academically giving them the chance to let them know where they are in school. I think grading is there for a reason but can also be misused by the ones giving them.

When the grading system is abused it causes for a number of problems such as favoritism, unfair grading and stress. The teacher has the power to give grades by selecting favorite students to give better grades to no matter what their work ethic is like. The grading system can also be abused by unfair grading because, some students do better on a test than overall classwork. These problems can lead to stress by the student from all the pressure that he or she is under.

Some people may think that if grading were to be abolished that it would have a negative effect on students everywhere. This accusation is not true because there are no solid facts that state that grades are the foundation of learning. If the student has been given the chance to be judged on their testing and not strictly on grading, it could curve the the way that students perform in school. Therefore grading should be abolished because of the toll that it has taken on those who are receiving them.