Grades Vs Comprehension, Debate Options

[*Programmer*]

When it comes to Academic "Comprehension". Students tend to worry more about getting an "A" in there classes by remembering the work temporoary with no intension after taking a test or quiz to apply it to there everyday lives. rather then learning the work and applying it into there everyday use so they won't be caught off guard by it again. they forget about it and are just happy with the grade they recieve afterward.

i do admit some work may seem pretty irrelivant. but why does the grade matter more then the work that you should be comprehending and applying to your everyday life. as long as you comprehend it correctly you should be ok. You are at school to learn or that is what i was lead to believe.

NOW...... The "grade" is a alphebetic rating system which a school uses to categorize your strenghs and weaknesses...YOU SHOULD NOT SEE THE GRADE AS THE ONLY REASON YOU ARE DOING ALL THIS WORK. and as such...you should only use it as a TOOL to learn more in the area's you and your teacher feel you need work on. . The Work is what you should be comprehending. NOT THE GRADE. I feel learning is it's own reward.

(i did not have time to SpellCheck this...ill edit with corrections later)

How do you feel about this..? please don't hesitate to disagree with me

[sadolakced acid]

i thought the purpose of math was to be able to calculate things, like the ammount of wood you need for a bridge, or how long it will take for something to fall.

[dancerellie714]

i thought the purpose of math was to be able to calculate things, like the ammount of wood you need for a bridge, or how long it will take for something to fall.

yeah maybe in the lower level classes. once you get to a higher level in math the things you learn seem very pointless.

if you only need math for simple things like that we would stop taking math after 7th grade.