Quotes About Grades

all the higher grades of science, imagination and intuition play an increasingly important role over and above intellect and its capacity for application.

His only defense for now was not to think about it until he had to. But everywhere he turned kids were whispering, "Report card, report card." So much anxiety in the air made it hard to breathe. The end of the day came far too quickly and there it was in his hand--a report card that spelled disaster in Ds and Cs.

Well, she respected that. That, she understood. She would have done as many squat-thrusts as it took. They threw you in together at these colleges because you were smart, got good grades, took BC calc, got a 5 on the AP Chem exam. No one warned you. No one told you what the expectations of your views were going to be.

I didn't give it much thought back then. I just wanted to get all the words straight and collect my A.

If your mom was here, she would flip her top over your grades." "Flip her lid," I muttered.

The more important argument against grade curves is that they create an atmosphere that's toxic by pitting students against one another. At best, it creates a hypercompetitive culture, and at worst, it sends students the message that the world is a zero-sum game: Your success means my failure.

I was sort of shocked when it all of a sudden turned out that I got all A's through college, with the exception of two B's in the first term. I never envisaged myself as summa cum laude.

For me, acting was a reward. I had to get good grades in order to act, in order to be on TV. I had to do well in school so I could work. To me, it was like an after-school activity, something to look forward to.

I actually went to see 'Rushmore,' and I came late, and I missed myself. It was great, that scene. I caught that scene the other day on TV, funny enough, the first scene that you see with Jason Schwartzman and myself, where we talk about his grades. That's a brilliant scene, and I have to say, we play it brilliantly.

Never pay for good behavior or good grades. You do not reward a child for meeting your expectations.

But it's not perfect. The GPA does not reflect the difficulty of the courses that different students may have taken.

In order to be Miss Anybody you had to have excellent grades, and I had terrible grades because of my dyslexia.

En lugar de sumergirse en una memorización irreflexiva del material del curso, repasaban cada tema hasta estar seguros de comprenderlo bien. Estudiaban para aprender, no para sacar un sobresaliente en el examen. Y precisamente por eso sacaron mejores notas, no porque fuesen más inteligentes o porque tuviesen una base más sólida en ciencias.

There are ten commandments, right? Well, it's like an exam. You get eight out of ten, you're just about top of the class.

Father reading report card: One thing in your favor - with these grades, you couldn't possibly be cheating.

I studied all kinds of dance, all types of music. I got good grades. I started hitting the recording studio around 13.

I consider myself a reasonably intelligent guy. Made straight A's in high school (except for driver's ed and typing).

Despite girls' sparkling resumes - including rates of college enrollment and high school grades that outstrip boys - sexism is a barrier that still leaves girls ambivalent about power. Opening doors has not amounted to ambition to lead for many of them, even those with options, networks, and resources.

I did some plays in high school. Yes. Never took it that seriously. My parents, however, wanted me to go to college. My grades weren't exactly spectacular so they figured acting might be a necessary back door into some school.

I was still getting 93's, but what the hell, someone had to get them.

When students cheat on exams it's because our school system values grades more than students value learning.

My mum's always had big aspirations because I'm an academic. I always got good grades at school. GCSEs were just a breeze for me.

Not only did I get an A in music but I got an A in ladies.

I have never gotten a B in my life. I would honestly be mortified if I got a B. I'm so academically driven.