t is believed that the immense pressure of getting straight A's will likely only result in the lack of applicable knowledge come the time of report cards. Author, Alfie Kohn, makes this claim clear in his article "From Degrading to De-Grading" This article explains in detail reasons why grades should be abolished altogether and alternate ways of providing practical and helpful feedback to students. Kohn explains how students are often overly focused on achieving high grades, so much that they tend to forget what is meant to be taken away from their assignment in the first place. Rather than focusing on understanding the material, they will do whatever it takes to achieve the desirable grade. Kohn uses anecdotes, hyperboles, and metaphors