School Grades only at Fixed Times: 'Less Stress'

The Jan Tinbergen College (JTC) in Roosendaal will no longer distribute grades outside school hours. From Monday to Thursday, the grades will be published online at 16:30. Not earlier, not later. This should reduce stress. "We heard from parents that it really sets the mood when students receive a grade during the weekend," says HAVO vice principal Ben Beesems at ZuidWest TV. "If it is a worse grade, it immediately colours the rest of the day." …