> If I get an A in French, do I just stop studying until I slip down to a B? It depends on what the student's goals are? Did the student just take french becau

> If I get an A in French, do I just stop studying until I slip down to a B? It depends on what the student's goals are? Did the student just take french because it's required or are they taking it because they want to be fluent? All grades do is tell you what your current level is. > I was a teacher for 15 years, and I can tell you that grades are meaningless. A kid gets an A and thinks they're done. They won't even bother to read the feedback to see how they could have improved their work. A kid gets an F and thinks they're done, they give up on the subject and again don't read any feedback. You use extremes to justify your conclusion. Many students and parents use grades/feedback to spend more time on a subject, get help, etc. > There's cultural and socioeconomic factors to add in as well. So what? There will always be cultural and socioeconomic factors. People nowadays use it as a crutch. > What is important is them knowing how to improve, not how they rank against their peers. How will they know they've improved without a grade?