I appreciate how much of an emphasis Kohn puts on the mental strain grades can put on students. How, despite grades purley being a measurement of where we are and there's no right or wrong place to be at, we can lose all confidence in an interest just because of a grade lower than expected on it.

Creating a curriculum that includes everything content-wise it needs while also allowing students to set their individual educational goals to best benefit themselves is a difficult thing to start because in some ways it goes fully against what we imagine for a traditional class, however I wish it was something that was more prominently input by teachers. From a student's perspective, allowing myself to decide what I get out of my education is very helpful and encourages me to go beyond the bare minimum in a class.

I think this is a really interesting comment because, in my opinion, the way traditional grading is structured makes you feel like the end goal is getting an A and once you achieve that you've gone as far is you need to and have perfected the content. However there is no "perfecting" a course there shouldn't be an end goal like getting an A because there's always room to grow and continue your understanding of the topic.