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Elementary schools assign pass fail grades to classes? What's the fallout if you fail? This is all very foreign to me. When I was in primary school in thr UK 2
by MatthewWilkes 11y ago
Elementary schools assign pass fail grades to classes? What's the fallout if you fail?
This is all very foreign to me. When I was in primary school in thr UK 20 years ago we never received a single piece of homework and the only time we got graded was a national standardised test which was positioned as being more about the school than about us.
- justinclift 11y agoYeah. When I was a kid, I had a personal "no homework" policy. To me, school was a defined hours thing, and if they tried giving me stuff to do outside of that... that was their problem, not mine. I never bought into it, nor cared when a teacher complained. Didn't have a bad outcome from that approach either.
- jkestner 11y agoEnlightened! I assume the typical startup work/life balance is not compatible with you.
- justinclift 11y agoDunno. I've started and run my own businesses before, and generally that's taken huge effort. Been happy to do so, as they're obviously worthwhile endeavours. Homework though (of a school variety)... let's say I'm not convinced. :D
- RUG3Y 11y agoI had this attitude when I reached High School and started getting 4+ hours worth of homework every night. I realized that I didn't want to live my life that way, it was bullshit, and I wasn't going to bother. This upset my parents greatly, we battled for 4 years before I tested out of school, went to community college on my own dime, getting an excellent gpa, and then going to university.
- e40 11y agoActually, I'm speaking of middle school.