Negative Effects Of Getting Good Grades

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Students can improve their grades to get rewards by asking teachers for advice or extra credits, joining study groups, doing homework, taking excellent notes and reading assignments before every class. Getting good grades is important to all students. It may influence their entire future unless they take school seriously. Grades can be higher with extra credits. Low-grade students should ask their teachers if they can do any assignments for extra credit, redo any assignments they did badly on, or ask for help whenever they have trouble. Waiting until the last minute to ask for help, or to ask for things such as extra credit will be too late in most cases. (“How to Raise”). Extra credits are very helpful to upper grades and take a significantly …show more content…

Students trying to inflate grades on tests because of getting money can be so stressed. Having too much concern about grades and how to do well on the exams can cause nervousness or stress for children. “Common responses to “exam stress”, as Hayes characterizes it, include disturbed sleep patterns, tiredness, worry, irregular eating habits, increased infections, and inability to concentrate.” (“Tests + Stress”). Stress and fear can affect people’s mental health and also reduce their memory. “When you are stressed by something, this stress takes a lot of resources from your brain and interferes with your capacity to encode any new information.” (“Effects of Stress”). If children are damaged their brain, they will have a really tough time in school to struggle with memory loss and get new knowledge. Moreover, paying children for good grades can lead to “conflict” between parents and children. “In Kentucky, where the Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship provides up to $500 in state lottery revenues to kids with all A’s, parents “rip teachers” when their kid gets a C, says teacher Chris Spoonamore.” (“Cash for Grades”). This makes a wider gap between the kids. Badly, there are many students cheat on tests for good grades, and most of them are pressured by their parents. Even though cheating can inflate grades, but its results will be even worse if

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