Do you feel there is too much or too little emphasis on grades in the American

 Do you feel there is too much or too little emphasis on grades in the American education system? How are grades functional to the American education system? And in which ways might grades be dysfunctional? Do you feel that you truly deserve the grades that you have received so far in high school and college? What exactly do those grades measure and/or reflect?
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