Lasen And The Art Of Grade Motivation Analysis

Are grades important beyond our academic status? Does the letter’s A or F really regulate how well students complete a task? These are a few questions I wonder as a student currently being evaluated by the grading system and have been for most of my academic career. “Zen and the Art of Grade Motivation” by Liz Mandrell address these questions. In her article, Mandrell argues that eliminating the A-F grading system may sound like a great idea to her students, but she believes students need to have an incentive to perform well in school.

One day Mandrell listened to complaints from her students they felt stressed out from receiving an excessive amount of work in her class while trying to manage their other classes. She was described as the teacher who wanted what’s best for her students mainly because she was a college student herself and could relate to what her students were addressing. She was determined to find a solution to the student concerns and
I agree that a grading system is needed to keep students such as myself engaged and focused on completing assignments but I don’t believe that a grade should be the main focal point for learning. In concluding the experiment Mandrell asked her student to reflex on what were their thoughts of the experiment one of the students Chris stated “I work harder and learn more when the grade is on the line” I agree with Chris I can retain more information when grades are on the line because there’s something to work towards. Without the pressure of maintain good grades yes I agree I would become stress free when it comes to school but like most of Mandrell students I would start to feel like a lazy student and make bad habit for