A+ for everyone

I think that this idea has potential but was the wrong approach to the problem. The problem with the school system right now is that we are giving marks based on what you know. Marks should be given on how well you know HOW to use the information instead of just knowing how to plug in numbers and use formulas or things like that. The best example is art, English, drama, and music. All of these subject are very focused on being creative. This means that to be creative you have to do something that no one else has done or thought of. How are teachers suppose to mark something like that? The other important thing is that each teacher has a different opinion on what is right and what is creative enough in the real world. So marks do not always reflect how well you have learned. The main issue with this problem though is that school puts way to much pressure on students. If students knew that they would be successful in school, ya sure there will be some of them that slack off and don't deserve the marks they are getting. But won't there always be people like that even if true grades were given? Also, if every student is given the opportunity to go to a university or a college, yes they might not deserve the grade they get there but at least they will have heard it. This means that some of them might remember things from school without actually doing any of the work. Not necessarily the hard complicated stuff but just the basics. This in turn means that there will always be at least someone who has an idea of what they are doing. On the other side, there will be people who still do the work because they want to or are forced too or just realize that the outside world judges you on what you know. They may feel like they are being treated unfairly or they are carrying other people and that others don't deserve to be there. What the big point there is that eventually the people who actually did the work will benefit. Most likely it will come when they have applied for a job just like the person who didn't do the work. When it comes down to showing what you got, the person who has done the work will most likely be rewarded by showing that they know more and will most likely get the job. Really my opinion is simple. I believe that the school system should have only two different grades. There should be a passing grade and a failing grade. This would be until the last year of high school. When you are in your grade 12 year, there should be three different grades. These are for telling you where you should go from here. There will be a university bound grade, a college bound grade, and a failing grade. This way, all students will be treated as equally as possible without being judged by a certain individual. Then through university/college you would go back to the two grades, passing or failing. Only and i say only in the final year of your last year at school should you be truly "marked" on how much you have learned or have the potential to learn. The potential to learn is very important to have as well as the knowledge already. Potential will help you tackle new, unforseen problems with the previous knowledge that you have learned/know. This way, businesses and companies will not make a mistake in hiring the better candidate for the job. It is a really simple process and would not be hard to enforce. This would also raise the self-esteem of students who study all day and get average marks. They will be with the smart people and it will look the same. It also benefits the smart person because they know that eventually all of their hard work will pay out. I think that this would be the best way to mark students because it lets them do what they want which what i think for most will be work as hard as they can.