It's the end of the semester, and I have put up students' grades online. They actually get to know their progress weekly, as I grade their assignments after every submission.
And then the texts came in. Asking for better grades, asking for an A. Wanting to graduate cum laude.
Not one, not two..
Banyak.
As a flunking student throughout much of my young adolescence, my first reaction was "Ga pentinggggggg whyyyyyy". IPk-ku pertama itu 2.17 and the world did not end.
I understand job competition was much less intense in the early 2000s, and things like grades have historically different consequences to students' future compared to post-pandemic times.
But on a human level... I hope what you feel and learn in class and beyond matters much more than numbers on a piece of paper. I hope your self-worth is not determined by pieces of papers.
Much love.
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