Grades and Stress

I know everyone thinks grades are the end all be all, especially being in the academy, but there not. As a matter a fact I'm here to tell you that the emphasis put on grades is what is wrong with school. I think if kids parents didn't berate them so much on grades. They would have a stress free better life. At the end of the day the people who are going to make it are the people who want it the most. Don't get me wrong there are tons of kids who are brilliant and have straight A's and will be doing fine in fifteen years. But there are also kids who have C's who maybe they just don't like school but they have talent and just are not applying themselves. They will be fine. For all we know they could get a 32 on the ACT and now they are in college. There is this huge allusion created by schools that going to some Ivy league school is the best thing ever. Harvard offers the same classes as UK. Harvard has better connections but there is not a significant advantage in what you will learn. The bottom line is it's not only what you know but who you know. That's something that school doesn't stress and that's an issue. We need to know that. So my advice to my fellow class mates is learn don't grade grub. By all means don't read this and stop trying. Just know that a B or a C isn't the end no matter how much your parents or teachers or guidance counsellors will tell you it is. Relax you will turn out fine.