Competence Quote by William Glasser

“Averaged scores say very little about actual learning: any number of students can earn a B for many different combinations of reasons. A gifted…

— Starr Sackstein

I don't understand why we learn what we do for most of it is of no use to us in our careers. To get…

— Rajkumar Hirani

When students cheat on exams, it's because our school system values grades more than students value learning.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

By far the most important factor in the success or failure of any school, far more important than tests or standards or business-model methods…

— Jonathan Kozol

The educational system is pretty much geared to passing the next exam. You're educated to pass tests and not to understand.

— Noam Chomsky

There's a common problem: if a kid is not good at exams, they often think they are not skilled. Yet many of them do…

— Steph McGovern

Teachers deserve more respect than many give them, and more opportunities than the system affords them today.

— Betsy DeVos

A teacher will be really satisfied when a backward students scores good marks in the exam rather than a highly talented student scores good…

— My Sir

The greatest reward for a student is not a good grade. It is the willingness of his teacher to listen to him.

— Nikolay Konstantinov

I abhor grades - if a child does his best, that's all that should be asked.

— Richard Dawson

“Grades are not a valid assessment of learning. Learning, to be validated, must be demonstrated.”

— Charles Schwahn

My parents call it 'bad grades,' but I call it 'still passing.'

— Anonymous