grading scale

I completly agree with your blog about the way that grading makes students feel. Many times even i felt like i have a great grasp of the material but recieved an average grade on my standardized tests. You mentioned that this will not change unless the entire school system is changed but i do not see the school system as the main problem. It involves so many more factors. In everything we do we are grouped into categories and levels of performance. This is how we determine what colleges people get into, who gets what job, even small things like sports you are group based on a standardized method. As educators we need to find a way to incorporate grades to work for the students instead of against