Grades D

on’
t Measure Intelligence
A very good morning to our honorable judges, headmasters, teachers, timekeeper and all my
fellow friends. Today, I would like to deliver my speech entitled
“Grades do not measure intelligence”, “Grades do not measure intelligence”.
Many times, grades do not measure our intelligence. There are times whenstudents have bad
days, sick days or time suffering from test anxiety. All of these willaffect exam grades, thus the
grades cannot measure how much we have mastered orour intelligence.On the other hand,
what about the individuals who cannot afford an educationand do not know facts that seem
basic to you? Do you also consider them asunintelligent students? They could happen to know
more than anyone of us. Forexample a kid who has never been to school but has been helping
out in thevegetables farm, he will know everything related to planting vegetables, fromidentifying
seeds to harvesting and the types of vegetables.Everybody has different strengths and
weaknesses. Some are very good inBahasa Malaysia, Science and English but they fail
Mathematics tests. However whenthis happens, many will perceive them as being less
intelligent due to the one subjectthat has failed to score. If you cannot score A in your English
paper. It is okay as youcould be good at Mathematics. You can be an accountant in the future
then. If youcannot score A in your Science paper, it
’s fine
. You could be good at drawing whichyou could be an artist next time. If you cannot score A in
your Mathematic paper butyou can sing well. You could be a singer as your career then.Grades
limits us. Grades are important for our future especially when we arelooking for jobs. This is
because most people think that if you have good grades, youare smart. If you have low grades,
you are less intelligent. When people think this way.They are devaluing the person. Even so,
everyone is good in their own way, just mightnot be academically. For example, you can excel in
sports if you are gifted with in
sports, such as Dato’ Lee Chong Wei, Datuk Nicol David and Pandelela Rinong. This
does not indicate that they are not good academically but they can be our role modelto look up
to if we are good in sports. Besides that, entertainment world could beanother choice, just like
Dato Siti Nurhaliza, Tan Seri Michelle Yeoh and Shila Amzah.Grades cannot measure our
intelligence. The numerical system also cannotdefine how smart one person is. If you get low
grades in exam, and people startmarking 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 wayto determine the intelligence of someone. It cannot define who you are, and how
youwill do in the future. Low grades achievers should never give up on ourselves or feeluseless.
Being a straight A score does not determine good job performance, tip-topsocializing skill or
high emotional intelligence. As long as we do our best to strive andcontribute, we are equally
valuable. Thank you very much.