I often see in American movies and series or Japanese anime that exam results for all students are displayed on billboards and ordered by scores, from the best student to the last one. There has never been such a system in my school years, except at university. In fact results were generally handed directly from the teacher(s) to the student, so that other students would not know their results for the sake of privacy.
Privacy was very important in that regard. Too good students would be dismissed as "intello" (French pejorative slang for someone who studies a lot, similar to "geek" or "nerd" but about studies, not technology), while too bad students would just be thought of as mental retards.
However I can understand that results are displayed publicly and students ranked, as it boosts competition and encourages students to perform better.
Which system do you think is better ?
Privacy was very important in that regard. Too good students would be dismissed as "intello" (French pejorative slang for someone who studies a lot, similar to "geek" or "nerd" but about studies, not technology), while too bad students would just be thought of as mental retards.
However I can understand that results are displayed publicly and students ranked, as it boosts competition and encourages students to perform better.
Which system do you think is better ?