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Pros And Cons Of Pass Fail System

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Should the grading system be replaced by a Pass/Fail system in American public schools? What effect does handing out grades have upon the student in terms of motivation and learning outcomes? The grading system is one fundamental aspect of US education. It is used in hundreds of thousands classrooms in determining how efficient the student is doing with the letter scaling from an “A” to an “F”. Since its inception, detractors have spotted many problems and perverse incentives they produce. Although the grade system has it flaws such as making the students feel more stressful, I believe that the grading system shouldn’t be replaced by a Pass/Fail system because it motivates/encourages students to do better and prevail in the subject and it helps
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