Blog Assignment # 4: Grades
Swedish school children do not receive grades until 8th grade comparison to other countries in Europe it’s late. As Sweden is a part of the European Union it might be a good idea to assimilate the school systems and also the grading system. At the end of the day most of the children in school would like to start an education at University level and some students also chose to study in another European country. Therefore it is suitable to start with the grades at least in the sixth grade to give the students a better chance to improve their grades in time.
Grades in the sixth grade are a golden opportunity to slow starters. The children that don’t have easy to learn in school will get four bonus semesters if they receive their grades in the sixth grade. They get a better chance to keep up the good work trying to achieve their goals for their future and they are given a longer term to improve their studies. I think that giving the children longer time to consider their school situation is fairer to them.
Lack of time a risk to children that receive bad first grades in the 8th grade. Receiving bad grades for the first time at the age of fourteen could make the children losing their hope and self confidence to improve their grades in time. Having just three semesters to improve their grades won’t be enough for some children. They lose their hope and might give up and not fight for their future dreams. To be given the time you need that is fair and encouraging to a child and it will help the child to succeed.
Hi Viktoria,
SvaraRaderaand thank you for an interesting blog. I argued against grades at primary school and was only thinking about the first three years. your blog opened up my eyes, and I say that I can agree with many of your thoughts on the subject.
Your paragraphs are at good length and handle one issue each, if I miss anything it would be counter arguments.
You write "chose" in the first paragraph, but I think it should be "choose"? In the second paragraph, the first sentence, you write "to slow starters", I would write "for slow starters". And at the end of that paragraph you write "fairer"...I'm not sure, but I don't think there is such a word..."more fair" is my suggestion! But only a suggestion...I'm glad that I'm not commenting on my own blog!! :-)
Did you drop a word in the first sentence in the last pragraph? "Lack of time IS a risk FOR children..." is my suggestion here. And then one could have argue for or againt the use of "bad grades"...maybe "low grades"?? But that's just my brain being washed with the fact that you shouldn't say "bad" about the pupils!
As I wrote in the beginning, thank you for an interesting read and keep up the good work!!
/Linda
Hello Viktoria
SvaraRaderaNice blog! Thank you for your thoughts. I haven't got the same thoughts, but that doesn't matter here, does it? Even though it is so nice to read hat others think about the same issue. What you think is of course important, but right now that is not what I'm supposed to talk about.
I can't find a claim or a standpoint at the top of the analysis. I can see your opinion throughout the text, but I think we should write our standpoint in the beginning of the text.
You have nice, clear paragraphs. But the text isn't following the rules for a Argumentative Analysis, I think. You could have more argumentations for your claim. There should be counterarguments showing other thoughts and after that arguments refuting these counterarguments.
I think you have done a good job, and it is a short, interesting text.
Keep up your good work!
Annelie
God!! I saw my spelling! I mean..Even though it is nice to see what others think!
SvaraRaderaSorry
Annelie