Dear Bernie, I am totally agree with you. You have given a wonderful interpretation of ‘Grades’. What a realistic portrait of present education practices you have painted! Though we talk about commercialization of education due to privatization yet we fail to make “grade’- only currency of education marketable. It is only limited to regulate school economy but sadly having no value for the bearer.

Your solutions are pragmatic. I am impressed. Would you please visit my article ‘Cries of Teachers behind the scenes’ and give your authoritative insight?