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This Teacher Was Surprised By A Straight A+ Student Who Asked To Give His 5 Bonus Points To Any Peer With The Lowest Test Score
You can witness rivalry everywhere. It’s common in business, sports, and various organizations. Of course, schools are no exception. That’s where we learn to compete from an early age. While competition makes us perform better at certain tasks, it hardly ever teaches us to help others. So it’s surprising to see instances where kids choose to be kind to others instead of working hard to be the best. One of those kids is a student of Winston Lee.
Recently, Lee, a history teacher from Kentucky, shared a test with a heartwarming note written by one of his students. “Our students, though often faced with difficult circumstance, never cease to amaze. They too, can be hard-working, caring, and good,” Lee told Bored Panda.
The high schooler, who is a straight A+ student, asked the teacher to give his 5 bonus points to the student in his class who scored the lowest on the test. While the student had a chance to gain 99 points on the test, by giving away his extra points he decided to show kindness to someone who needed them more than he did. “The guy is awesome. We’ve had huge political debates in class this year (we keep it friendly), and my man always has some awesome, intelligent input,” the history teacher said.
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“Students had played an interactive review game the day before, playing along on an app in attempt to score points by answering questions concerning the exam content. Of course, he killed it, earning him 5 bonus points for the WWII exam.”
Lee was left in awe by the boy’s selflessness: “Most honor students cling to every point possible!”
The teacher decided to honor the student’s request. This act of kindness actually helped the boy’s peer to pass the test. “No doubt a peculiar situation, but the points are his and he wishes to kindly gift them to someone else. Honored and granted! Another student scores a 58% (needs a 60% to pass). Boom, now a 63%,” the teacher said.
Image credits: Winston Lee
“She was grateful for the mystery points and I pray she pays it forward. As is the ultimate lesson on the day. Ah, other questions to mind, “correct classroom procedure?”, I’m not sure. “Is being led by compassion, kindness, and love, ever considered a wrong answer?”. Oddly enough, the student has taught the lesson.”
While many people praised the hard-working student for his generosity, others didn’t think the teacher made the right choice. After all, the test scores are supposed to reflect the student’s knowledge and should not be given away freely, some of them have said. Let us know what you think in the comments.
Many people praised the boy for his kindness
However, not everyone agreed with the teacher’s decision to honor the student’s request
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Clavelle 5 years ago
The point of this story is a simple act of kindness. Let's acknowledge and appreciate that the A+ student sacrificed his points for his fellow student. Passing the test with the five points made that kid's day. It will hopefully teach him to pay it forward and perhaps encourage him to push himself to earn the five points on his own. Odds are that the 5 points being added to a test isnt going to happen every time. I'm just glad that there are kids out there willing to help their peers when the need it.
Batty 5 years ago (edited)
Although this likely didn't make a huge impact on the student's grade, it probably made a huge impact on their happiness. Kudos to that sweet donor, may they go far in life
Kaseylulu 5 years ago
You are absolutely right. 5 points is pretty minuscule to impact the grade much but having someone do a small act of kindness for you has the potential to change your heart.
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Colin L 5 years ago (edited)
Yeah, I applaud the generosity of the student... and that's not how grades work. Now what could be more meaningful is if this star pupil asked who needed help tutoring and offer homework help, test taking strategies, and things like that. Teaching helps both the teacher to master the material as well as the student. (I say this as an expienced teacher).
Firework 5 years ago
Some people study and try really hard but just don't understand it.
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Shelby Rinck 5 years ago
Why not just give everyone the average score of the whole class? What could be more fair? Medical school should be like that too, now who wants to go to see the doctor?
Spikey Bunny 5 years ago
Come on people... it's 5 points, one time. I'm sure they are working with the student who needed them that one day. It's hard to teach compassion. Thankfully this smart kid get it, and now the the other student will learn something new as well!
Laura Pantazis 5 years ago (edited)
The person [Ryan Dye] that said that a student who scored low didn't work as hard is just plain wrong. Testing has always been my weakest area in school. Mr. Dye doesn't know what it is like to study for hours, try your best, only to fail. Then, to really rub salt in the wound, a classmate boasts how he hardly studied and scored an A. I was fortunate in that my papers always brought up my grades, but to say that people who fail don't try is just wrong.
Out2Sea 5 years ago
I would rather see the A student tutor the F student so the F student can succeed on their own.
Firework 5 years ago
There are people who study a lot and try harder than the straight-A students but get bad scores anyway.
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Dorothy Parker 5 years ago
One person asked what the student who received the bonus points learned or gained. They learned kindness, selflessness, they learned there is always hope, they learned they are not alone. They learned to help others. Love the honor student's big heart and the teacher's wisdom.
Sasy 5 years ago
Nothing like seeing a bunch of adults destroy the faith and humanity still left in a child. The child gave something, the gift he had, the marks that he earned to help someone else, no one in here knows if this guy tutors already, no one knows whether or not it is very clear who the lower scorer would be and they know that that person tries as hard as they can. No one, in some cases not even the teacher can know what will come of those five points, how they will possibly change the life of that student, show them on a day or week or month that was the hardest they have had, that there is kindness. Sure the student may not put in the effort, or may not realise the gift they were given just now (even though it does clearly say they were grateful) but one day it will mean so much more to them. I honestly hope that none of the students in that class see the posts, the negativity and the statements being thrown around.
Clavelle 5 years ago
The point of this story is a simple act of kindness. Let's acknowledge and appreciate that the A+ student sacrificed his points for his fellow student. Passing the test with the five points made that kid's day. It will hopefully teach him to pay it forward and perhaps encourage him to push himself to earn the five points on his own. Odds are that the 5 points being added to a test isnt going to happen every time. I'm just glad that there are kids out there willing to help their peers when the need it.
Batty 5 years ago (edited)
Although this likely didn't make a huge impact on the student's grade, it probably made a huge impact on their happiness. Kudos to that sweet donor, may they go far in life
Kaseylulu 5 years ago
You are absolutely right. 5 points is pretty minuscule to impact the grade much but having someone do a small act of kindness for you has the potential to change your heart.
Load More Replies... Colin L 5 years ago (edited)
Yeah, I applaud the generosity of the student... and that's not how grades work. Now what could be more meaningful is if this star pupil asked who needed help tutoring and offer homework help, test taking strategies, and things like that. Teaching helps both the teacher to master the material as well as the student. (I say this as an expienced teacher).
Firework 5 years ago
Some people study and try really hard but just don't understand it.
Load More Replies... Shelby Rinck 5 years ago
Why not just give everyone the average score of the whole class? What could be more fair? Medical school should be like that too, now who wants to go to see the doctor?
Spikey Bunny 5 years ago
Come on people... it's 5 points, one time. I'm sure they are working with the student who needed them that one day. It's hard to teach compassion. Thankfully this smart kid get it, and now the the other student will learn something new as well!
Laura Pantazis 5 years ago (edited)
The person [Ryan Dye] that said that a student who scored low didn't work as hard is just plain wrong. Testing has always been my weakest area in school. Mr. Dye doesn't know what it is like to study for hours, try your best, only to fail. Then, to really rub salt in the wound, a classmate boasts how he hardly studied and scored an A. I was fortunate in that my papers always brought up my grades, but to say that people who fail don't try is just wrong.
Out2Sea 5 years ago
I would rather see the A student tutor the F student so the F student can succeed on their own.
Firework 5 years ago
There are people who study a lot and try harder than the straight-A students but get bad scores anyway.
Load More Replies... Dorothy Parker 5 years ago
One person asked what the student who received the bonus points learned or gained. They learned kindness, selflessness, they learned there is always hope, they learned they are not alone. They learned to help others. Love the honor student's big heart and the teacher's wisdom.
Sasy 5 years ago
Nothing like seeing a bunch of adults destroy the faith and humanity still left in a child. The child gave something, the gift he had, the marks that he earned to help someone else, no one in here knows if this guy tutors already, no one knows whether or not it is very clear who the lower scorer would be and they know that that person tries as hard as they can. No one, in some cases not even the teacher can know what will come of those five points, how they will possibly change the life of that student, show them on a day or week or month that was the hardest they have had, that there is kindness. Sure the student may not put in the effort, or may not realise the gift they were given just now (even though it does clearly say they were grateful) but one day it will mean so much more to them. I honestly hope that none of the students in that class see the posts, the negativity and the statements being thrown around.
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