Grades | Young Writers Project

Dec 28

Treblemaker

Praise My Failing Grade

The F I got the other day
I put it in my pocket.
I did not stress about that test
It seemed I just forgot it.
Math is not my subject
And our substitute a curse.
I'm sorry to be sour,
But that Sub was just the worst.
If he taught us the product rule,
And recalled a proof or two,
Then maybe this poor math grade would
miraculously improve.
I know- I should have studied more,
And blah blah blah I'm dumb.
But this is just one measly test
Don't say I'm just a bum.
Since when did tests reflect our skill
Determine our IQ?
Choose other ways to test our knowledge-
you'll see we're smart, its true!
The F I got the other day
I won't give another thought.
it simply shows we didn't learn
And our subs an idiot.

Posted: 12.28.19

Aug 12

nonfiction 1 comment challenge: Grades

lmnoyes

Grade

When given the word Grade I think of a number, a letter, or an amount of points. And after every year we tally them up. I think of the pressure and fear, knowing that this one test could make or break your grade. The grade you get on it is a depiction on how smart you are.

     But many factors go into taking a test. It's not that you don't know the material, it's that even if you study your butt off and took notes and paid close attention to the topic in class, you still get "test anxiety". Instead of the knowledge that you have shining through, the stress keeps it hidden.

    I think the idea of a grade is fine, it's just how we get it that is my issue.

Posted: 08.12.19

Jul 10

poem 3 comments challenge: Grades

fire girl

Grade X

I have never been "graded".
I have never gone to school,
but I can imagine...
and I rather resent it.
I have lost many of
my friends to school...
my best friend.
I am thrirteen years old
I learn in my own way
in my own time.
I never sit at a desk and write.
I lounge comfortably on
my bed or in the woods.
I know I could never go to school,
I know I would feel
trapped and contained,
and this is why I believe that
grades do NOT reflect
your progress or growth
because look at me,
I am literal living proof that grades
do not reflect what you've learened.
I have never been graded,
yet I learn just like you.
I learn math and language,
history and social studies,
but I learn about nature,
medicine and wilderness survival skills,
I learn science and music.
I just learn them differently,
yet I am just the same as you.

Posted: 07.10.19

May 04

poem 1 comment challenge: Grades

Christina Wang

School. What an interesting topic.

There's a difference between learning
And cramming for the next test
You know
I've heard multiple times in my life
Two sayings
That greatly differ from each other
There's the quote
That grades tell you to improve and get better
And the other says the exact opposite
A student stuffs everything in his or her mind
For the upcoming test
Then throws it all up
No impact has been made
SCHOOL
Six
Cruel
Hours
of
our
Lives
Doesn't teach us reality
Unless your reality
Includes knowing that mitochondria
Is the powerhouse of the cell
Then what is life to you?

Posted: 05.04.19

Sep 30

poem 2 comments challenge: Grades

Kittykatruff

How I Feel About Grades

Grades.
Those letters, percents, and comments
I check constantly, hoping
For the perfect A+'s, 100%'s, and
Words of praise from
All my teachers.
Every assignment, every
Quiz and test
Counts.
What will colleges think?
What will my parents say?
What of the embarrassment
And guilt
If I get a
Bad grade?
Report cards mostly convey
How students perform on tests,
With some thought of
Homework, behavior, and
Class participation, of course.
The stress begins to build
As the testing time comes near,
As this one document
Could realize my greatest fear;
As if I forget just one thing
My grade will fall, and then my tears.
Students should learn and truly know
What teachers teach in class,
However I'm not sure that tests
Best represent everyone's abilities;
Some people may do best under stress,
But others do much worse.

Posted: 09.30.18

Aug 21

poem 0 comments challenge: Grades

Abriatis

Stress

If grades showed exactly what we'd learned, there wouldn't be a need for cheating, would there?

No need for students to write between their fingers,
No need for students to 'drop' scraps of paper on the floor,
No need for hidden phones and pictures.

No.
We should've memorized equations, right?
Know them from memory.
Know how to apply them.

If classes are so needed,
then why do students forget
what they've learned as soon as
they leave the room?

Getting above some number
Shouldn't cause me
Or any of my classmates
stress or anxiety.

i don't want to come to school
only to excuse myself to the bathroom
because i need to wipe away tears
a failed test caused.

I also suggest looking at Boyinaband's video - Don't Stay In School

Posted: 08.21.18

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