ABOLISH GRADES!

1 = "very good" to 5 = "insufficient" - school grades  are meant to judge the produced performance. On the certificate, however,  they give no explanation of the subject, the type or methods of  the work performed. That is insufficient. In a performance-based society,  the pressure to receive good grades is overwhelming. That  is threatening. The teacher's position of power is strengthened and  the hierarchy maintained. If pupils could learn freely, then externally  imposed constraints would be unnecessary.

Anna-Lin Karl, pupil, 18 years old