Part one of term paper
Philip has been studying hard in all of his classes. He's struggling with two of his subjects, but is doing his best and getting help after school from his teachers. He knows he's worked hard this marking period, but he is still nervous when he receives his report card. Does this sound familiar? Why do we worry, when the basic purpose of ...

Part two of term paper
... student? There is question as to whether children are motivated to learn, or to simply pull the grade. Grades don't accurately reflect what a student has, or has not learned. A student who is obsessed with grades is often a troubled one. Much stress is accumulated because all that matters is having an A on that next report card. Anything less, and the child isn't satisfied. In many cases, a student merely memorizes the material needed to get a good mark on a test, and everything is forgotte ...