Instigator / Pro

happy

1500

rating

debates

50.0%

won

Topic

#6134

Are grades important

Status

Finished

The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.

Winner & statistics

Winner

After 2 votes and with the same amount of points on both sides...

It's a tie!

Tags

school

grades

Parameters

Publication date: 05.10.2025 07:17PM
Last updated date: 05.18.2025 04:51PM
Type: Standard
Number of rounds: 4
Time for argument: One week
Max argument characters: 30,000
Voting period: One week
Point system: Winner selection
Voting system: Open

Contender / Con

TheGreatSunGod

1500

rating

debates

60.61%

won

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Round 1

happy

05.10.2025 08:05PM

Pro

Grades are important because it shows that you are studying regularly and have an understanding of the basics of economics, physics, biology and history, for example, and you only learn all of that if you get grades for your actions.

TheGreatSunGod

05.10.2025 08:10PM

Con

Important definition

"of great significance or value"

Not all people place much value on grades. There are much more important things. Grades arent even goal, but the knowledge is goal. So knowledge is of great value, not grades themselves there.

Round 2

happy

05.10.2025 08:26PM

Pro

In the world we live in, you need good grades to achieve anything. I'm not saying you can't achieve anything with bad grades, but well-paying jobs often require a degree, and for that, you need good grades. Rich people can have bad grades, but there are very few rich people, and to be on the safe side, you'd better have good grades.

TheGreatSunGod

05.10.2025 09:30PM

Con

Some people prefer their free time, and good grades arent necessary to have a job. In fact, with only less than 17 years of free time which adult gets in his whole life, it makes sense to make most out of his childhood free time.

Round 3

happy

05.11.2025 10:49AM

Pro

You can also have good grades and enjoy your childhood. And "making the most of your childhood free time" is something that is individual for everyone.

TheGreatSunGod

05.11.2025 12:05PM

Con

Not everyone likes studying. There are better things to do.

Round 4

happy

05.11.2025 04:12PM

Pro

Ok but most people dont want or like to work so if you study now for like you said "17 years " you can get a job you want or like.

TheGreatSunGod

05.11.2025 04:51PM

Con

I wouldnt ever want to study. Its boring and pointless. Nothing I learned in school ever helped me in life. Its just how they lure you to study. In reality, the job you work might not have anything to do with all what you learned in school. My free time life expectancy is already much higher than that of average American. Average adult American only has 17 years of free time in his whole life.

Autism

05.18.2025 04:12PM

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@TheGreatSunGod

Grades are important. It tells us how much we need improvement or have already improved in a particular subject. However, what you argue is that grades aren't important because you hate studying. That just means you just hate the way of teaching in school which I hate too. An interactive school where we are actually taught lessons which we will need in life would be much better.

AdaptableRatman

05.17.2025 05:56PM

Criterion

Pro

Tie

Con

Points

Winner

1 point(s)

Reason:

Neither side define 'important'.

Con defended the idea that grades being jigbest are often attaiend by wasting time in childhood studying that could be spent having fun.

Now how he justifies it being wasted is that even the job being high hours and high paying ends up backfiring in less free time later in life.

Pro's case states priorities but doesnt prove they are important.

vi_777

05.12.2025 05:49PM

Criterion

Pro

Tie

Con

Points

Winner

1 point(s)

Reason:

Pro Won because:
Pro consistently explained how grades impact real-world success (jobs, degrees, opportunities).
Gave a practical "safety net" view—it's better to have good grades in case other plans fail.
Addressed work-life balance, saying you can enjoy childhood and study. This showed maturity and nuance.
Every reply brought it back to why grades matter, no distractions or irrelevant rants.
Acknowledged that most people don’t enjoy work either, but grades make future work more tolerable or better.

Why Con Lost:
Arguments like “I wouldn’t ever want to study” and “nothing I learned in school helped me” were just opinions, not universal or evidence-based.
Didn’t strongly refute Pro’s key point: that grades open opportunities. Just said "there are better things" or "studying is boring."
No clear alternatives or solutions were presented (like “self-education” or “skills over grades, Entrepreneurship, Mental Health & Burnout, Portfolio-Based Assessment, Holistic Evaluations”).
Leaned on personal standpoint instead of analyzing the broader system or giving smart counterexamples.