Marks are the matter of past

Thank you for the reply. Before I get into my second point, which is success, I would like to rebut your argument. You stated that marks depended on a teacher"s opinion alone in your previous argument, which I pointed out earlier. I know what students were taught comes from one course criteria, I"m not saying it doesn"t (which is what you are falsely claiming.) however, the point was that a teacher doesn"t determine grades without relating it to some grading criteria from the course to ensure that it is accurate. You also used Thom Yorke, and his song, "2+2=5" as an example of creativity, however, this is actually related to George Orwell"s famous book "1984". In his book, he uses "2+2=5" as an example of false dogma that society was required to believe. This is not a symbol of creativity, it is a symbol of how totalitarian super-states operate. So, shall we reward his "creativity" now? You implied that schools are only about information if they use a marking system. I never said that schools focus only on information, there are many aspects of schooling that are important to students and their contribution to society, such as developing cognitive ability and social skills. Also, marks represent a student"s understanding of the knowledge that they have learned, if a student is bothered by marks, perhaps they should consider studying the materials and consulting their teachers. Marks can also encourage students who wish to aim for higher grades, which translates to more knowledge. It is a bogus claim to say that marks are an instrument of punishment, the definition of a grade is "a mark indicating the quality of a student"s work". It is simple to understand that insufficient knowledge means a lower grade, it is not punishment. You also related this to a personal experience of yours, which was the reading of "The Master and Margarita". The grade you received for tis was perfectly acceptable. The criteria set by your teacher was that you were to read chapters 3, 9 and 17. This is what you were going to be assessed on. I would be ignorant to assume that reading chapters 1, 2 and so forth would be acceptable, as this was not part of the assessment which your teacher clearly stated. For these reasons, your argument has been proven incorrect. Now I will unpack my second argument, which is success. When a business hires competent workers, they tend to look towards what grades a potential worker has received, in order to ensure that this person has the ABILITY to work in this specific field. If marks did not matter, a worker who applies for a job in the programming industry may fail miserably due to their lack of ability with the subject. This example not only proves why grades are needed for a worker, but also proves why they are needed for an employer so that they do not waste money training their employee"s that don"t have any knowledge in the first place. If a university were to accept high school graduates, how would they go about choosing the best candidates without a grading system? They couldn"t. Drop-out rates would increase majorly within all universities as the workload would be too much of a burden on the unqualified students. You could say that not having a marking system actually causes students fail more tests, and in-turn, end up without a job. For these reasons mentioned, I beg you to support my motion.