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

[dancerellie714]

actually i took algebra 1 in 7th grade

and dimensions...doesnt that include like...area of a square and such...which i remember learning in 5th or 6th grade...plus couldnt you just use like a meter stick to determine the width of wood for the bridge?

and by no means did i ever say that math was completely useless i said "seem very pointless" which is far from useless...you've got to agree with me that at least once in math class you've thought "why are we learning this...i'm never going to use it..."

[*RiC3xBoy*]

and dimensions...doesnt that include like...area of a square and such...which i remember learning in 5th or 6th grade...plus couldnt you just use like a meter stick to determine the width of wood for the bridge?

True, but dimensions also include volume.

and by no means did i ever say that math was completely useless i said "seem very pointless" which is far from useless...you've got to agree with me that at least once in math class you've thought "why are we learning this...i'm never going to use it..."

Absolutely, even now I still wonder why I need to learn about integration....Also, Im sorry for assuming you meant that it is "useless", but pointless seems a little extreme as well.



Edit: ALSO, Algebra is a FRESHMEN year course. I also took algebra my 7th grade year, but it was meant for freshmens. For those that took it before it, you guys are ahead :