GRADES DON’T MEASURE INTELLIGENCE

     
A very good morning to my lovely teacher and fellow friends. Today I would like to deliver my speech
entitled ‘Grades do not measure intelligence’. Many time, grades do not measure our intelligence.
There are times when students have a bad day, sick day or time suffering from test anxiety. All of this
can affect exam grades, thus the grades cannot measure how much we have mastered or our
intelligence.

On the other hand, what about the individuals who cannot afford an education and do not know that
seem basic to you? Do you also consider them as unintelligent student? They could happen to know
more than anyone of us. For example a kid who has never been to school but has been helping out in
the vegetables farm, he will know everything related to planting vegetables , from identifying seeds to
harvesting and types of vegetables.

Everybody has different kind of strength and also weakness. Some are very good in Bahasa
Malaysia, Science or English but fail at Mathematic test. However when this happens, many will
assume them as being less  intelligence due to one subject that has failed to score. If you cannot
score A in your English paper. It is okay as you could be good at Mathematic. You can be an
accountant in the future then. If you can’t score A in your Science paper, it’s fine. You could be good
at drawing which you could be an artist next time. If you cannot score A in your Mathematic paper but
you can sing well. You could be a singer as your future career than.

Grades limits us. Grades are important for our future especially when we are looking for jobs. This is
because most of people think that if you have a good grades, you are smart. If you have low grades,
you less intelligent. When people think this way, they are devaluing the person. Even so, everyone is
good in their own way, just might not be academically. For example, you can excel in sports if you are
gifted with in sport, such as Dato’ Lee Chong Wei, Datuk Nicol David and Pandelela Rinong. This
does not indicate that they are not good in academically but they can be our role model to look up to
if we are good in sports. Besides that, entertainment world could be another choice, just like Dato’ Siti
Nurhaliza, Tan Seri Michelle Yeoh and Shila Amzah.  

Grades cannot measure our intelligence. The numerical system also cannot define how smart one
person is. If you get low grades in exam, and people start marking you as less intelligence, prove
them wrong! Strive hard in what you do best!

In conclusion, I agree that grades can be important but it is definitely not a way to determine the
intelligence of someone. It cannot define who you are, and how you will do in the future. Low grades
achievers should never give up on ourselves or feel useless. Being a straight A does not determine
good job performance, tip-top socializing skill or high emotional intelligence. As long as we do our
best to strive and contribute, we are equally valuable. Thank you very much.