Education and grades go hand in hand. Recently, I had a discussion with one of my teachers about the grading system. Grades are done on a ten point system. A five is passing, higher than five is excellent, lower than five is failing.
The middle school teachers can only grade as low as a four. Apparently, they do this because a zero can lower the overall grade to an extreme degree and it is hard to raise it after that. The high schools have the whole range open to their teachers.
How do students get grades?
Students do a lot of exercises during class and for homework, but it doesn't seem as if those get taken in as grades. The only things I've seen get grades are the oral exams.
A teacher sits down and asks the student questions -- any questions about the topic. The questions change from student to student. The student's grade depends solely on the answers they give to the teacher during their time.
As a student I think that oral exams would be terrifying, but as a teacher I see the benefit of them.
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