this post was submitted on 10 Nov 2026
406 points (99.0% liked)
PC Gaming
15925 readers
1087 users here now
For PC gaming news and discussion. PCGamingWiki
Rules:
- Be Respectful.
- No Spam or Porn.
- No Advertising.
- No Memes.
- No Tech Support.
- No questions about buying/building computers.
- No game suggestions, friend requests, surveys, or begging.
- No Let's Plays, streams, highlight reels/montages, random videos or shorts.
- No off-topic posts/comments, within reason.
- Use the original source, no clickbait titles, no duplicates. (Submissions should be from the original source if possible, unless from paywalled or non-english sources. If the title is clickbait or lacks context you may lightly edit the title.)
founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
This has been an issue with schools since forever. Focusing on grades instead of learning means many kids will do what is needed to get a good grade, pass the class and get the degree.
When we stop valuing grades and start valuing knowledge directly, learning improves. Knowledge should be the reward and what we laud. The grade is just a mechanic for evaluation, but should be considered no value in itself. That's what kids need to be taught and shown from day one.
When your kid comes home from school, ask them what they learned. Ask them to teach you as if you don't know, or maybe you really don't. Don't correct them, instead ask questions that might lead them to the correct answer, if you know it. People learn best by teaching others. When you give your kid the expectation that they will be teaching you what they learned, even casually, they pay attention in class and do much better.
It's much better than doomscrolling tiktok for both of you, trust me.
"What did you learn at school today?"
"Nothing."
you can't measure knowledge though.
schools teachers and students are measured, they are judged by numerical performance metrics.
also, after grammar school parents have no clue what their kids are doing or learning. most adults can't do algebra or read beyond a 7th grade level.
plus what you are implying would require massively more teachers and time in education, something nobody wants.
Grades are the measure of kids are progress in what learning and what knowledge they actual have, you can call it something else like in Montessori where they change the system of grading where they use terms like mastery but they still have a system in place to track progress.
I think you're confusing grades with teaching to the test, thanks No Child Left Behind btw, here which okay is a very valid point but end of they day standardized tests are a way to measure your actual grasp of the material being taught. Sure, how you get there needs adjustment at least in America where our math scores and reading comprehension scores are abysmal but to say it's grades is the issues is kind of reductive when it's such a more complex issue that involves how we teach, how we deal with disparate incomes, new thing is low enrollment, and why the hell aren't we teaching phonics when whole-language and three-cueing methods are proven to be ineffective for literally decades now.
There's a reason why colleges are moving back to requiring ACT/SAT scores in their applications again because in particular with items like math, kids were graduating and then finding out that they didn't understand basic concepts like Algebra.
Also, this conversation has nothing to do with the article and AI.
Nah, the person you are replying to had a way better take on this than you.
It's the difference between a distinguished educator and a proficient educator.