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Undoubtedly, encouraging students to learn by diverse methods is important at schools. Some people think that providing grades to students is not a good way to promote their learning. However, I do not agree with the opinion above. This is because getting grades can stimulate students to study hard and help them improve their weaknesses. To begin with, providing students with grades can motivate them to study hard. Generally, people can be stimulated to study hard when they feel a sense of accomplishment. Students can feel a sense of accomplishment when they get their visual grades. For instance, when I was in a middle school, I did not like Korean history because I thought it was boring and complicated for me. One day, the history teacher gave us a quiz and I got 62% on the quiz that was higher than I expected and it made me feel satisfied. After getting the score, I started to enjoy taking a history class and study hard to feel more a sense of achievement, and finally, I participated in a history debate club with my friends. On top of that, students can improve their weaknesses. When students get a transcript, they can understand their strengths and weaknesses precisely. Thus, they can realize what study they need to do to develop their weaknesses. For example, my high school friend Chang was always confident with math and said that he was good at it. However, when he got a transcript with teacher’s short advice, he noticed that he was very weak at figure parts and how to improve this weak point. Thus, Chang studied more about figures, following teacher’s advice and he was able to get higher grades on the next examination. To sum up, I believe that providing students with grades promotes learn. This is because students can be stimulated to study hard by feeling a sense of achievement and help them improve their weaknesses by knowing their strengths and weaknesses. |