nah I'm saying that if a kid is mouthy in class, I wont give him less points on his test for it. If he is smarter than the other kid, then he gets a better score on the test, and his attitude issues are dealt with in terms of his attitude issues.
in german it is quite common, that you leave class then, this give you then an disadvantage in the test. Even when the questions you should answer are the same, and you get the same points for the answers.
So the game itself is the same for you and it start with 0:0, but other who behave well have a little advantage through participating inc lass(or here in having a lttle bigger bank account).
Also in germany the marks are splitted betwen the lesson, and how well you participate there and the exams.