Brookfield Central High School - Legend Yearbook (Brookfield, WI)

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Grades: Do They Reflect Learning? o a great many of ,us at Brook- T field Central, grades are very important. In order to get into the college or university of our choice or to e strongly considered for a job, we ust show evidence of achievement uring high school. This creates a lot of ressure for the student, especially in , Iasses where one or two major tests can determine the whole grade. 1 Do grades become too important, causing students to memorize material or stay up all night cramming for a test, ather than learning it gradually and Eaermanently? When faced with the choice of passing ag test or thoroughly learning the material, students would, almost without exception, opt for the grades. Julie McBride comments, I always lee! guilty if l just learn something for a lest, because I know that the purpose of school is to learn for the future, not just to pass. But, nevertheless, it happens. A large number of students find them- selves practicing selective learning, in which only the classes which are really rnteresting to the student arerfocused an for true learning. Unless l really like the course, l won't try to learn, remarks sophomore Julia r 'T Huhnke. But there still is a lot of pres- sure to do well, so l tend to iust do what is necessary to get it over and done with. And yet, most students feel that this practice is wrong, although few can offer any suggestions as to how to change the systemq Final exams, although they force the student to review and relearn, remain very unpo- pular. Some students claim that numer- ous popt quizzes help evaluatethe stu- dent's true learning more accurately, but there are many who dislike them, because they do not allow the student an easy out, and necessitate his con- stant alertness and studying during the schoollyear. r r lt soon becomes evident that thevonly way this problem can be solved is through individual will. No teacher or testing method can force a student to learn, or assure that the Aand B stu- dents really have learned the required material. lt is completely up to the stu- dent to develop and maintain the SGlf- discipline and desire needed to give him a truly good education, and only then can it be honestly reflected in high grades. ,T 3' ,fr Y .ri 'Sw

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4 TelIMeWh 4 . 14 've found that in order to keep l l 1 l r N .up your grade point, you have f g 1 to sacrifice learning. lf you dj , 1 lg vi want to get into BQQQUG college, you i ,f 1 as -1 , need good grades, and so even if you , haven't learned anything, you have to 'i ., 4' Q Q tmake it look like you have. lt should 4' l U i 2- . J th. in be changed, but l don't think it will. . . --eeeucabrieli a t ' or-X-l A . JI think that learning is come I pleiely up to the individual. Anybody can learn if he really wants to. The teacher, of course, has 1, a lot to dofwith it, too. l find that with teachers who give a lot of quizzes .N ratherthan one large test, l remem- i NM uber more and have a more accurate 1 grade. 1 -- Bruce Urban ...Q 3 152 f Learning vs. Grades Q, -., - ., . I i' vit' .Cl F . . an X. 'jg J - , an , , Q , ' , ' .rw 4 , . . t f . . - s '. ., in 2 ,X . ' - JJ,.' XM' s 'wD'- 4' -Q,,?n0cP M.,,,..:Mf ., .' .W '. ',. .V 0 1 e a ' Y-fi' ' ' x-'L:,f'f,, R 'L , 'ago ,, '7 Q. 5' fa A Q Q, l 1 ' Q- Flk a V, ,ff Vo sy -PQI ff? Q' 6 ' fjb V . . ,J . z, ,-,iw 5, fran - V 1, rx H- -- J 4, f..,' f ' 0 r ., , - , 'f Q1 i, .V , V. , Ei'5T'!?l - 4 ':f'ly Z' K 4 - , 'D 'i-. iv, QB' .Q f ' 7? ii :2,15'f'1 ? ' 51:51 ,ow Qi' -. Way ,Q .al Vs-zghmrfdk , ,utter , -A V sg lf: fue.. eve, .,, 'xx f- if Q, X -, s. H+ s 4'9,-'Jiri .. X at 4 V f 1- V 7 f 1. Q-, f 'u . mv, N - ,, s. ,- ,. f , l- .,-f -Y L H . 3 f . 1, . .1 . 1 ., Mya- . fr. f 2. e , at , .lg - . . ,V 'A ,V N -f -.1 .1 f.,.- X , ft, ., 1 . c- ,W Q . it 1 ,ef 3 5 , . . , -1 - 'N f 1 , sg ., . .- l Gb-Q47 . 6 or .W 5 br , .9 -,... 1 . - I g o . b N , ,N 146- J XM: - --I 11 A 4' gi M' 2 L' I Vis-'gslr-1',.,f' ' sv ' E Uk 'f X '-. +'.:se, i 1 937-'gs ' -E is H 1 , ,. ' ,llrirfg - Q nf' W tw i1:vsD,, at x . ,V i ., is 1 , 5 Z 5 f . . ' - 5, , Q t,,.XsM' .,! s., 2523 . - g , , 1 , .. . ff' vw,-.f, va f , . s ,f , ,., it , L I - f ri he dex: ..'f s 4? T' I ',' 7 . 1' ,Z A A ,. 1 i V if ' f' iyfleg V 1' ', liz, 1 1 I l , . , V ' , - 2 - ,:. ., 991, M' 454' ffl' 5-E' i 5 3 I lf:-I I 3 5 , . ,+G-,QRQ - -, V5 I v ll 'll 'Ur-serv-. it i Webb 4 i '13 . IQ' ll.. ligsaagkg, SX ,si ,wx 1'- Ql ,'.. 35,3 gl' H sri. f. fx ., ll: ll.:.i'ly5gEl Q. ll 'IQ' Ely? ik. 9 3 1 gggglggggwgggl. 4,54 .f,z.5gr5::f-ire' Q flilf if 9 'lf lg 'lg llglggu 'I+' 3 if N L13 During U.S. Hlstamsophomore Bernie Zie- bert concentrates on a test. l2l Do students sacrifice learning to receive good grades? G0 Lori Bleinagel spends her study hall working in the library, hoping that her time will pay off in a high grade. Many students try to make good use of their study halls, so that they will not have to do much work at home. My Studying in the library, Central students draw from the resources made available by the sc oo. l Mhz ,,i Y I

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Gallery Gallery Gallery Her painted face showing the sus- pense of the game, Laura Mueller watches the Lancer basketball team at sections. The study of Mugwumps is a vital component in the curriculum of Cen- tral's Social Studies department. John Sutton and Bruce Urban are caught in the act of pilfering a calculus study aid. Who would imagine it is mild man- nered Tim Goltz behind those mean loo- kin' shades? Slyly peering from his favorite snooz- ing position, John Greivell takes a break from his nap. Coach Peppel and Coach Graf give their separate game strategies to the Lancer basketball team, explaining why half the team was on defense and the others on offense.