Why Do I Deserve To Have 10 Extra Points

Education is a long-term investment. We, as students, work hard to acquire knowledge and to hone our skills so that we may use them one day. The effort we put into a single assignment should be considered as both for that specific assignment and for our rounding as complete, educated individuals. And with this mindset, students should be motivated even more to put more effort and hard work into academics, with the goal of bettering themselves for the future and advancing their prospects as individuals. And with this hard work and effort will come progress, and this progress should be reflected in the grading—not necessarily on individual assignments, but on the student’s education as a

I am writing this letter to express to you my truly and most humble apologies for what happened on April 5th. I also am going to explain to you how it was wrong and what i will do in the future to meet you expectations of your classroom.

I am writing this letter to thank you for your generous $700 Overstreet Scholarship. I am so appreciative and thankful for this opportunity and was so shocked that I was eligible for this. Receiving the scholarship was and still is such an amazing feeling inside for me and shows me I have more potential than I thought. I was selected as the recipient of your scholarship and have never been more grateful for the opportunity that you chose me and recognized me as an individual.

When I heard this extra credit assignment, I thought it was ridiculous assignment. Because the assignment is I need to explain why do I deserve extra credit. When I heard that topic I was shocked because honestly, I had no idea what to say nor where to start. I was sitting down at Bellevue College cafeteria waiting for my friend, suddenly, I was curious about my friend that he is thinking about his future or had looked back is past. He told me he never thought of his future until I asked to him. Then, I realize that I was ignoring my dream and have not looked back in my past for long time. So, I thought of my past life.

Alfie Kohn discussed multiple fabulous points in his article, “Degrading to De-Grading”. The author suggests more effective ways to assess students’ progress other than numerical or letter grades. Kohn goes into detail about why our current grading system is flawed. Grades can cause students to lose interest in learning which causes them to stop taking challenges. If students are not engaged and interested than they are not retaining the information they are being taught. The grading system can also cause students to develop unhealthy competition with one another for instance, “I got a better grade than you!”. Indeed, grades are a wonderful concept, but they tend to be more hurtful than helpful. In some cases, grades can have positive effects on students. For example, setting goals for various assignments, or receiving help where they are struggling. Though, there are alternatives that could make positive changes in the system.

Looking back at your report card, with nearly all As and a large number of "exceeds expectations" I hope you feel a sense of accomplishment in your achievements this year. As I have said before the first term of seventh grade is the hardest in the middle school. Hopefully this letter will help you clarify some of the things you did well, and point out some areas that you should focus on for next year and beyond.

I Luc Rurup in your fifth period class has dropped to a C plus by just by a hair under a B minus.If I am in the C range when it comes to grades mother will punish me, but all I need a point three percent more on my final grade. By doing this I will just be in the B minus range and my mother will won’t have to punish me. If you give me a just point three percent more this letter you will have one less child whining and moaning about the grade. Also by giving the few points need to cross over the into the B range it . I’d like to thank you for the time you took out of checking papers for this letter.

To begin this email I would like to discuss updates since my application. I have become eligible and applied for my school's National Honors Society. I have received A's in every course I have taken last year and this year. My courses this year include three AP classes and and two honors classes. While many students lose their drive during their senior year, I have continued to work my hardest and challenge myself with rigorous cources.

Student C: Don’t be hatin’. It has actually really helped me stay caught up on work. I was getting all C’s last quarter, and now I have a B+ in everything but Math. I’m still working on that one.

The second semester taught me to appreciate the opportunity given to you because not everyone has these opportunities you have. In this second semester,

I just got the emergency schoology notification that my Pre-AP English 10 grade has slipped below a D. I was very confused at first because I thought I had submitted my passion paper on the 29th like everyone else, but when I went to the submission summary tab it said I had not submitted my assignment. When I submitted my paper on the 29th it gave me no error notification, so I figured there wasn't any issues since every previous issue I've ever had gave me an error message. I am very sorry on my lateness for this email, it is long overdue. I noticed you signed me up for collaborative time on one of the days I was sick, and left a comment in infinite campus. I'm so sorry this happened, my disorganization coupled with my poor

First I think I deserve this type of grade because it’s a good grade. Everyone knows that. Teachers tell me all the time that they are glad I pay attention. They also say its good to just do the work and

I am writing this letter to respectfully ask for your support in helping me become one of the many distinguished cadets at the United States Military Academy. I have achieved so much in my 16 years of life and being appointed into the academy will be very well-deserving and forthcoming to all the amazing opportunities that the academy has to offer. I have worked tremendously hard to obtain a 4.0 gpa and maintain a class rank in the top 100 of my 1000 person class. With your help I can hopefully be appointed as a West Point candidate for the class of 2022.

I am writing this letter to express my sincere apology for what occurred in your class on Tuesday, April 4, 2017. My decisions were extremely poor and resulted in a unnecessary waste of time for you and I as well as the rest of the class. I may have not felt this way at first, but after having some time to think I now realize how disrespectful, rude, and pointless my actions were as well as how lucky I actually am to get off fairly easy.

Teachers have always used grades to measure the amount a student has learned. This practice is becoming ineffective. Many students have a wide range of grades, which show that grades may not show what a student really knows. Therefore, the standard grading system should be replaced. Some reasons why grades should be replaced are bad grades can hinder a child’s performance, grades define who a student is in the classroom, and grades are not an effective way to see if students have learned the material. The current grading system should be upgraded and every school should incorporate the plus/minus system in their method of grading.