We´re at the end of the first half term of
the academic year, which means is it time for evaluation of our work and of
half term reports.
It’s that time of year when students get
their marks and with them, sometimes feel disappointed and frustrated. I think
these emotions arise because students often have very different discernments of
what marks mean. Their parents have unrealistically high expectations and they
are not able to come up to them.
Nowadays, a lot of emphasis is put on the
marks. Marks measure a number of things, but basically they measure if students
can show that they have learned the standard covered in the subjects.
However, they do not measure all of students´
abilities and skills. This is often the hardest thing to explain to students who are very
talented, but have received bad marks. As an example, you are very good at subject,
but haven’t demonstrated your knowledge in a satisfied way and haven’t got the highest
marks from tests and work. They don’t understand that failure is also a part of
the learning process.
Marks are not a measure of students ‘personalities and skills.
Marks are not a measure of students ‘personalities and skills.
Me personally, “I’m going to look at who
the person is rather than marks.”
I don’t believe that marks show how much
somebody knows. I’ve seen students with highest marks who are incapable to deal
with some practical tasks. On the other hand, there are students who don’t care
about marks they get, they just want to finish their school as soon as possible
and to start working. They don’t have bad marks because they are bad students
but because they just don’t care about it and they want to move on as soon as
possible. And they want to find jobs more quickly and start to get working experience.
Nevertheless, if you want to continue your education
you must have good marks. It all depends on what you think in terms of a career. Better marks can help you to graduate from university and get a better job, though I believe that the person´s skills, and knowledge is extremely important too.
Balance
marks with a subject you enjoy…
