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    that I could need it; it’s better to be safe than sorry, right? Good grades cause people to be happier, and if even a little bit of happiness can be found amidst the stress and anxiety of high school, wouldn’t you like to be a part of it? People come and go, times change, but our current constant is that grades are the numbers that rule the rest of our lives. Get bad grades and you likely won’t get hired, but if you get good grades, you’ll have a decent chance, regardless of what you actually know

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    be on it when I turn my papers in. This time I wanted to do it by myself, with no help. So that is what I did. I was determined to get a good grade and prove to my parents that I could get a good grade with hard work. So, finally the day that the paper was due, I turned it in, feeling that I’ll get a good grade. My determination and hard work lead to a good grade. Much like the characters in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. You might say that Romeo’s determination led to him finally led him

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    Nowadays, in schools, kids are getting paid to get good grades. Can you believe it? Schools now are paying kids to get good grades just to motivate and boost their confidence in learning. This issue had become important because we need to teach kids to work using their own hard work to succeed and to learn that kids don’t need money for motivation in school. According to Teneh Weller, money may motivate kids, but will only last for a short period of time instead of a lasting result. Also, if the

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    1. One of my Big Questions is, why are good grades important to me? Personally, when I get good grades I feel validated for all the hard work that I have done and I also just simply feel good when I get good grades. My other Big Question is what are three giant steps that I can take to learn more effectively? I feel that I could exercise more regularly, drink more water, and that I could set more than two hours of time aside that would be dedicated only to studying. 2. I have made choices about the

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    School Uniforms: Good Only for the Lower Grades The debate over school uniforms has been ongoing for years throughout the United States. Those advocating for school uniforms believe that one’s individuality is not determined by the style of clothes a student wears and that uniforms will build a sense of community. They also believe that students will care more about their education if they are dressed as if they are heading off to work instead of off to play. The opposition for school uniforms

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    Career Development College is not just about receiving good grades. It is just as valuable for students to get involved in student support programs and extracurricular activities such as internships, community involvement and leaderships. The reason why it 's important for students to get involved is so they can apply what they learn in the classroom into practice, gain social skills, develop leadership skills and learn time management skills. Moreover, what make it more respected is the skills

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    Rising Grades: Grade inflation is causing an A to become an average grade. Students who are good are hard to differentiate from those who are excellent. Grade inflation in private school and expensive colleges is even more extreme, to some extent causing those who pay the most to receive the highest grades. Grade inflation is thought to help students by rewarding any effort and decreasing stress, but grade inflation instead makes grades worthless and some attempts to fight it are detrimental to students

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    mention of the word “grade.” Some students, on the other hand, can’t hide their excitement at the thought of finally getting their tests back after a whole torturous weekend. Not to mention, when finally receiving the test scores, students immediately ask each other the infamous question, “what’d you get?” For almost every assignment in school, a grade gets entered into a grade book. Students will often rush to their computers (even during class time) when they get word that their grades have been entered

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    degree. To receive a University degree students need to rely on a good education system. Does America provide this? The American education system has relied on the grade point average system for a long time. The problem with this is there is not a universal GPA grade point system varying from course to course. This creates an inaccurate way to determine ones overall achievements. Teachers have different standards than others, grade inflation can occur and students can be exposed to different learning

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    Grading System

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    about the grades. Some of them worried about it if they didn 't make A in classes. Some of them afraid of failing the courses. Parents want their kids to make good grades, also. The grading system of UH make the students working hard if they want to get good grades. Grading system is a problem, to solve this problem we should vote for it. Let the student and parents tell the school whether they want to change it or not. At UH, we have A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+ and C… If you got A, GPA (grade point average)

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