Academic Grades

I'm sure you're aware of all the anxiety caused by educational systems that assign letter grades for class performance. The aspirations of many talented people are jettisoned when they do not achieve the minimum grade point average that society requires for advancing to the next plane of existence. However, once people join the workforce, performance is not measured via the familiar A, B, C, D and F grades (we'll talk about E in a minute). That's quite a disconnect.

Consider programming the new human race to make the educational experience less restrictive and more enjoyable. Allow kids to learn what they want to learn and get on with their lives. If that's not practical, how about a compromise? Students would receive a phrase that mirrors their performance in a given subject, and they could decide if they're satisfied or if they want to improve.

For example...
All things are possible if you do not stray from this path
Better than most of your peers!
Complacency is not a very good quality, if you think about it
Danger is right around the corner, young man/lady
Ever think about applying yourself instead of goofing around so much?