In Robert M. Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Phaedrus thought of a very clever way to make students work for themselves and not just for a good grade. He wanted students to attend college because they were interested in learning and not just because they needed a degree. Phaedrus thought he could do this by eliminating grades and degrees; it would be a grade less/degreeless system. When looking at this …showed first 75 words of 1572 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1572 total…a great deal of chaos in society. I think it would be very hard for us to progress. Although when Phaedrus applied his concept to his classrooms it didn’t come out how he had hoped, it didn’t necessarily come out bad either. Then again, he was only withholding the grades until the end of the semester. It would be a lot more tragic if grades and degrees were just completely eliminated all together.