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<p>No one said anything about not being concerned about or aiming for a high GPA. I assumed readers could interpret what was meant by “grade obsessed etc.”. For those that would not understand my perspective, what i meant was: preoccupation with grades at the exclusion of more important things, basing one’s sense of self worth on numbers, mental illness in a variety of forums, family drama and trauma. What I see in the universities I’ve taught is some of the fall out: kids who have meltdowns over a poor exam result, who are fearful of their parents, who go to extremes to cheat just to get the right number, parents so taking over to ensure an outcome than the kids own development is hurt. And so on. </p>
<p>With all due respect, I’ve been teaching all day, thoroughly enjoy having discussions with my undergrads. But I really don’t feel like spending my spare time arguing with a kid in the parents forum. Apologies if I sound cranky, but its just silly.</p>