Imagine, it's the big day. You're about to take a test you've studied hard for, but you're stressed because you know you can pass or fail. By replacing the letter grade method of evaluating student performance with a pass-fail grading system, the student feels like everything is at stake and that it is all or nothing. This creates a lot of stress and anxiety and can prevent the student from performing to the best of their ability. So if that student were to get a 70 on the test, which is a C in the letter grade method, they would most likely fail with an F due to the pass-fail grading system. Although the student earned a C which is normally passing, in a passing system, a cutoff score may end up in the passing section due to discrepancies in the grading criteria. This causes confusion and demoralization in children's lives and it shouldn't be