The Review Student Magazine-RVHS Spring/ Summer 2014 Volume 1 | Page 17

www.theprospect.net That grade matters, it could change your grade from an A to a B or a B to a C. It’s amazing how much one little piece of paper can change your grade for worse. One of the teachers realizes that system isn’t as great as it could be either, the German teacher, Ms. Douglas said, “Tests shouldn’t be about the grade. They are should be teaching you what you know and what you don’t know.” Tests already do this but they could be put into a better form. For example, in most classes, your tests count for about 50% of your total grade. This can change your overall grade in an instant! All over the country other high school students are experiencing stress as well. NPR wanted to see just how much stress students were facing, some of the responses include, “At the time of writing this, my weekend assignments include two papers, a PowerPoint to go with a 10-minute presentation, studying for a test and two quizzes, and an entire chapter.” A possible solution for the problem we’re facing is to have more time set aside in class to get things done. I know in math class, I wish I would have twenty minutes set aside in class so that I could get at least part of the amounting homework done. Adding on to this, teachers could help themselves with grading time and student’s homework time by making it classwork and trusting students to know what they are doing. It would be the student’s responsibility to ask for help if they needed it. Other students say that the teachers should all communicate with each other all the time so that they can know how much homework that each class is giving out during that week. There are downfalls to both of these solutions; but, it would at least give a substantial reduction to how long students would spend on homework. R Your tests count for about 50% your total grade. This can change your overall grade in an instant! 17