Talk of the Town: Are grades now meaningless?

Comments on “Are grades now meaningless?” (No Free Lunch by Cielito F. Habito, 8/6/24) via https://opinion.inquirer.net:

Education is a business. As long as they get money they’ll do whatever they’re told.

Joe Whitey

Grades are not meaningless, but they are severely inadequate as they are a function only of intelligence quotient (IQ) and not of emotional, social, and adversity quotients.

Kulee Baba

As the PISA score suffered, its impact indirectly confirmed by the country’s unresolved poverty, UP incredibly is producing 10 times more Summas. In economic inflation, money will lose value but with grade inflation, Latin honor will lose value in the job market because it does mot translate to excellence on the job. We as a nation will not gain anything from hemorrhaging in Summas.

Felipe Soriano

Education has several purposes, and go beyond the joy of learning. Given that, grades are necessary, and the only way to deal with grade inflation is to have standardized exams.

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