Grades Quotes

“I got an A on the third quiz in American history,
an A,
dammit.
Last time I got a B
up from a C
and my father said,
"if you can get a C
you can get a B,
if you can get a B
you can get an A."-
I got an A
and my father said,
"grades don't mean anything.”
― Thalia Chaltas, Because I Am Furniture

“As a result of his experiments he concluded that imitation was a real evil that had to be broken before real rhetoric teaching could begin. This imitation seemed to be an external compulsion. Little children didn’t have it. It seemed to come later on, possibly as a result of school itself.

That sounded right, and the more he thought about it the more right it sounded. Schools teach you to imitate. If you don’t imitate what the teacher wants you get a bad grade. Here, in college, it was more sophisticated, of course; you were supposed to imitate the teacher in such a way as to convince the teacher you were not imitating, but taking the essence of the instruction and going ahead with it on your own. That got you A’s. Originality on the other hand could get you anything – from A to F. The whole grading system cautioned against it.”
― Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values

“Would I cheat to save my soul?
No.
But to save my G.P.A.?
Yes.”
― Julie Anne Peters, Luna

“Some who support [more] coercive strategies assume that children will run wild if they are not controlled. However, the children for whom this is true typically turn out to be those accustomed to being controlled— those who are not trusted, given explanations, encouraged to think for themselves, helped to develop and internalize good values, and so on. Control breeds the need for more control, which is used to justify the use of control.”
― Alfie Kohn, Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise and Other Bribes

“Grades really cover up failure to teach. A bad instructor can go through an entire quarter leaving absolutely nothing memorable in the minds of his class, curve out the scores on an irrelevant test, and leave the impression that some have learned and some have not. But if the grades are removed the class is forced to wonder each day what it’s really learning. The questions, What’s being taught? What’s the goal? How do the lectures and assignments accomplish the goal? become ominous. The removal of grades exposes a huge and frightening vacuum.”
― Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values

“I've managed to bring the backlog down to a mere sixty-eight years," she announced with some small sense of achievement. "I hope to be able to start marking the papers of pupils who are still alive by the end of the decade.”
― Jasper Fforde, Shades of Grey

“I mask my hate. I mask my pain. One thing that I can't mask is my dwindling grade point average." -Dreams, Smiles, and Bloody Tears”
― Chamera M. Sampson

“Robert said, "This is great, huh? Sorry to butt in and everything, but I really need the extra points. For my grade."

Ben nodded and tried to smile. Right, for his grade. He probably wanted to get an A++ in social studies instead of just an A+”
― Andrew Clements, We the Children

“I didn't give it much thought back then. I just wanted to get all the words straight and collect my A.”
― Gayle Forman, Just One Day

“My priority is not about grades. I seek yearn for knowledge, skills and wisdom.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

“Have faith that your child's brain is an evolving planet that rotates at its own speed. It will naturally be attracted to or repel certain subjects.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“She’s a twenty-three-year-old. By this time, people become at least Grade C while she started the grade race only seven years ago.”
― Misba, The High Auction

“I got a C because she has no imagination. Who cares about writing essays, anyway, when you can write stories?”
― Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street

“B students don’t deserve mixers.”
― A.D. Aliwat, In Limbo

“Even boring classes are ones you must get A’s in. The stakes are too high, the payoff too important.”
― A.D. Aliwat, In Limbo

“THE OBSESSION WITH GRADES HAMPERS LEARNING

अंकों से प्रेम, विद्वत्ता क्षेम”
― Vineet Raj Kapoor

“Students who are only good at test-taking don’t always make the grade.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, Leadership by Example: Be a role model who inspires greatness in others

“Tice and Baumeister (1997) found that procrastinators not only received lower grades but also got sick more and had more visits to health clinics than nonprocrastinators.”
― Christopher Peterson, Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification

“If she [English literature teacher Mrs. Ratliff] had been evaluated by the grades she gave, she would have been in deep trouble., because she did not award many A grades. An observer might have concluded that she was a very ineffective teacher who had no measurable gains to show for her work.”
― Diane Ravitch, The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education

“The way individuals approach goal-setting reveals much about their potential for achievement; a reluctance to set specific goals or aiming for the unattainable may hint at underachievement.”
― Asuni LadyZeal

“A fixed mindset, characterized by a tendency to give up easily in the face of challenges, serves as a red flag indicating potential underachievement.”
― Asuni LadyZeal

“The habit of procrastination, especially by a person who has the necessary skills and resources, could be a tell-tale sign of underachievement.”
― Asuni LadyZeal

“.Persistent patterns of low effort or lack of engagement in tasks that align with an individual's capabilities should prompt further exploration into the possibility of underachievement.”
― Asuni LadyZeal

“Underachievement often leaves its imprint on various aspects of a person's life, making it crucial to identify and address the signs that a person may be leaning towards underachievement.”
― Asuni LadyZeal

“Recognizing tell-tale signs of underachievement involves a keen observation of behavioural patterns, seeking patterns that consistently deviate from an individual's demonstrated potential.”
― Asuni LadyZeal

“Empowering underachieving persons requires a personalized approach, as no two individuals share the same challenges, backgrounds, or experiences that contribute to their underperformance.”
― Asuni LadyZeal

“Recognizing the unique characteristics of each underachiever is the key to unlocking their true potential.”
― Asuni LadyZeal

“Understanding underachievement requires a holistic examination of behavioural cues that unravel the truth about a person's true potential.”
― Asuni LadyZeal

“In the puzzle of underachievement, the signs often manifest in performance, goal-setting habits, and the resilience demonstrated in the face of challenges.”
― Asuni LadyZeal

“I was in a strange town in a strange state with Tanner Woods, and it was all very strange, and it was no wonder I didn't get an A in English, because I seriously needed another word and a
thesaurus.”
― Becky Dean, Hearts Overboard