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…showed last 75 words of 356 total…rely on classes in which they can memorize facts, take the test, get the good grade, and move on, without really learning or retaining anything. In our current system students need very high grades to be accepted to graduate school and eventually to obtain a prestigious job. I totally agree with this particular argument because students, as well as adults, have become too dependent on using grades as a way of judging intelligence and performance.