<p>One, let me just say that I love this thread. ^_^</p>
<p>I think that most people could have received 4.0 if they tried and did homework. My school took away homework grades, so it no longer counts but we still do homework. Homework was what helped me to pass. I’m not the smartest kid in the class but I work my butt off each and every day. Teachers notice that and throw you into higher level courses(which help your G.P.A.), help out your grades and whatnot. So trying is all that is needed in my opinion.</p>
<p>Oh no. Cheating happens EVERYWHERE. Not just in school.</p>
<p>Don’t complain unless you have a plausible and detailed plan to fix the system. Don’t act like you’ve never copied someone’s homework before. I have.</p>
<p>^ I copy homework routinely lol. I even have a system set up between some friends where we’ll all pick a subject and only do that subject and let the rest of the group copy. I don’t even think it’s morally wrong to cheat on homework. Cheating on tests is another story…</p>
<p>It’s true. I know tons of kids who have terrible GPA’s but they do well on the SATs and ACTs without studying. They just don’t try in school but they’re naturally smart and could definitely have a 4.0.</p>
<p>And therein lies the problem presented by graded homework. As someone has stated, homework should serve to reinforce what you learned in school, so that you will actually
remember the material for exams, which are fairly accurate indicators of your enrichment from the class. Therefore, by homework being graded, your incentive to study is snubbed; instead, you complete it (and by copying, I might add) for the sake of completing it. You don’t actually learn anything, and the information gleaned during class is forgotten, thereby nullifying the merit of attending school, and relying solely on your intuition, which will ultimately get you nowhere these days, a fact proven by the sheer amount of general knowledge questions whose answers are integral to tasks that seem menial.</p>
<p>I would be considered intelligent by the general academic definition. 35 act, NMSF. However, I only have a 3.6 GPA. Could I have a 4.0 if I tried? Probably not. I always mess up on the details :P</p>
<p>I think that a hardworking person>>>smart person. And the hardworking people will get into Ivy league colleges and I’ll go to state school. Hard works pays off</p>
<p>Ok, heres an interesting take. Say there are 2 students A and B. Student A studies hard, is naturally smart and makes a 4.0. Student A also spends most of his or her time studying instead of using their time for other activities such as sports or other ECs or spending time with friends. Student B is someone who does not need to study as much and is naturally smart. This student plays two sports, participates in clubs and activities and chooses to spend time with friends on the weekend, and ends up with a 3.5. Now here we have two separate skills. Academic skills and Social skills, something which I have not seen anyone post on this thread. Sure, if student B stayed home all the time studying he/she would have a 4.0, but chooses to develop his/her social skills, another valuable skillset that employers look for. So which would you rather have, the 4.0 without social skills, or the 3.5 that is smart, but has good social skills? The point is that while this student COULD have a 4.0 if they wanted, and worked harder for it. They dont, but they have other skills that could possibly make up for it.
Smart person with a lower GPA but amazing social skills>smart person with amazing work ethic with no social skills>Smart person with no work ethic that plays COD>Dumb person who plays COD. All this IMO…</p>
<p>You can’t get a 4.0 if you can’t read or write well. But you can get a 4.0 if you don’t know math or science. Just get tutors, memorize everything, and make sure all HW problems are correct. Easy. </p>
<p>Can’t BS an English grade. That’s why high school GPA is crap.</p>
<p>This is actually the truth for me. I nearly always perform better on tests and essays than I do compared to my homework grade average. It’s not that weird considering that lots of teachers are anal about things like directions and hand writing in the first few years. Not to mention I’m lazy and didn’t do about a 1/3rd of busy work assignments sophomore and freshmen year.</p>
<p>Oh, no one, to be sure. I mean, it’s so subjective a measurement that no one can accurately tell. However, as it was quite relevant to the topic at hand, I felt compelled to share my views regarding that particular aspect.</p>