Why Perfect Grades Don't Matter

Research shows that chasing after perfect grades discourages creativity and reduces academic risk-taking. Here's why good grades don't always translate into success in life.

[chuuya_simp]

At this point, school ain't about learning. It's just about passing with good grades and that's not good at all-

[mynosycats]

"Oh you have good grades! That means that you're smart!"

[nuny]

Grades don't help students learn, because they don't care for the process of how they got the score they got: they just care for the fact that they got a score that unsatisfies them and will unsatisfy their parents. If we get rid of grades (bit by bit, because obviously such a change would be hard to do automatically), then we get rid of the care for only the result and instead care for what itty places within our work would require the improvement so that next time it's better.

[yoohoomilk]

what school taught me
-lunch sucks
-hide ur emotions or the counselor starts dialing ur parents
-self esteem goes skrt skrt
-mental and emotional state is not important, just study
-MITOCHONDRIA IS THE POWER HOUSE OF THE CELL

[gremlin]

The cycle of Exam Taking.
1. Study for Exam.
2. Write the Exam.
3. Forget the entire exam.
4. Repeat.

[luci.fer.]

"Some kids even lose their desire to learn" me in a nutshell

[flyinggeovishapthatcanswim]

I met someone back in highschool who was very academically inconsistent, he had failing grades on a semester and sometimes tops the class on another; everyone in the batch knew he was brilliant. He was the type of student (or maybe the only one) who doesn't give a fuck about deadlines, one time he passed a project 2 weeks after the due and the teacher absolutely scolded him then gave him a failing grade (of course), but what he learns in classーstays with himーthen proceeded to ace every exam later without reviewing. Up to this point the most badass student I've seen, since then, my perspective of grades was never the same.

[me-fxin]

"Why perfect grades dont matter"
Asian Parents: we dont do that here

[YUYU-johy]

Showed this to my mom. I got a smack on the head and an hour of lecture, dude.

[G_money]

I learned 2 things from school.
1. How to get stressed easily
2. How to hold a fart in for 8 hours

[mp_Puppy]

Can I learn how to be successful in life?

“Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell”

[its_andriette]

I honestly can’t stand parents right now like we’re fresh out of quarantine, from not seeing out friends, and depression and they expect us to just bounce back up and get good grades? And criticize the things we do? it’s like their asking us to run away 🏃‍♀️

[MeganMarieT]

It’s literally a cycle: study, take the test, forget, repeat

[choochoopicklepie]

The only things I got from school are (tw)








-depression
-suicidal thoughts
-stress
-a self harm addiction
-existential dread
- feelings of inadequacy
- emotional eating
-hopelessness
-no desire to be better

But hey, at least I know the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell

[Abyssal]

In my elementary school, I met a popular girl. She opened up to me, and said she had to call the principal, (a nice woman) over to her house because she was scared she was going to hurt herself. Her parents were divorced and didn't help her with her mental problems. She was a straight A student. She was afraid of committing suicide. I haven't seen her around much, but I hope she's getting better. Thanks school.

[sheenguerrero]

My teacher told me a story one time.

She had a valedictorian student that had straight A's in her class (due to excellent memory) but in the future, ended up becoming a clerk. The person that enjoyed learning (more hands-on approach) became a businessman abroad and is on the brink of becoming a millionaire.

This goes to show that while having good grades may open up many opportunities in life, it is not a basis for how your life will become in the future. Memorization may be important to retain information, but the application of topics you learn in school is better.

[deonambrose]

It’s sad how grades seem to determine kids' worth.

Edit: For those attacking me in the comments saying that mental health doesn't matter or if we don't go to college and acquire thousands of dollars in debt, we won't be successful, let me tell you this. This stigma that is centered around manual labor jobs has to stop. A lot of people often say that if you don't go to college, you will end up being a garbage man, plumber, janitor, or truck driver. We have been told that as if it's a bad thing. But actually, these jobs are very important to the upkeep of our neighborhood, city, state, and county. And some of these jobs pay well.

[adieu_cherie]

Thanks school, you gave me nothing but:

- Puffy eyes from crying over projects
- Scoliosis
- Extra weight
- Bloodshot eyes from doing work online
- Depression
- Anxiety
- A shittier personality, although I already didn’t have a good one to start with in the first place. It just got worse ;)

[racoonfederationhecker]

"It's about the masterization, not the scores"

-Khan academy

[thatfunnycatguy]

“Everyone is a genius. But if you tell a fish to climb a tree, it will spend the rest of its life believing that it is stupid.”

-Albert Einstein