May 26, 201610 yr What a complete and sad joke because "It's not fair" North Carolina high schools will stop naming valedictorians because kids are left out – HYPELINE
May 26, 201610 yr I think some of our local schools are doing this as well. FWIW I'm not a fan of not naming a Valedictorian.
May 26, 201610 yr Author I think some of our local schools are doing this as well. FWIW I'm not a fan of not naming a Valedictorian. I just can't agree with any school doing this. The ones who earn it, did just that, they earned it.
May 26, 201610 yr Saw a friend's Facebook post a couple of weeks ago...out of 100 or so kids in a class over 30 made National Honor Society. My wife's graduating class had 475 in it and a total of around 20 that made NHS. I do think that there are more academically competitive students than there were when we were in school.
May 26, 201610 yr Author I just think it takes away motivation for those who are exceptionally smart and want that honor.
May 26, 201610 yr Are we adults telling young people that we do not appreciate exceptional performance and hard work? You've got a student, Little Johnny, who slacks through and then Senior year, he stands up with his Mama at the PTO and whines because he is not being recognized. A student who works hard for four years and really cracks the books, has earned that honor. It's all about setting personal goals and making sure they are met, that's a mature decision for an adolescent to decide at 14 or 15 years. These are some of the best speeches you will hear. Congratulations to all 2016 Valedictorians.
May 26, 201610 yr Well, I was never in any danger. I was close but never had a desire to get it. As far as I know the one who did get it was truly the only one who wanted it. I never truly saw the point of it.
May 26, 201610 yr I don't necessarily agree with getting rid of the Valedictorian/Salutorian. Kenton County Schools have gone to Magna/Summa/CumLaude recognition starting with this years class. I do understand some of reasoning behind it. The competition for Valedictorian has become so intense and cutthtroat, that kids are not taking classes like band, art, etc from their schedule because they do nothing for, and actually hurt the overall GPA because they carry no "weight". Or they forego extracurricular activities. Also, becoming a Valedictorian has become a process, one that if you do not plan and execute from day one, will exclude you from winning....it's part how smart you are and how well you do and part how well you play the game. Throw in the fact that many kids are taking college classes in high school which operate on a different grading system, just determining who is the Valedictorian has become a challenge. My youngest son is an example. Next year as junior (and most likely as a senior), over half his schedule will be comprised of college classes with a completely different grading scale. Because the scale is different, it is problematic to determine overall class rank, especially when the difference at the top is often in the thousandths of a point range (or even less).
May 26, 201610 yr In the PC world we will soon take down scores at ball games, that's the next straw. Just another way the liberal agenda is destroying what has made America great.
May 26, 201610 yr In the PC world we will soon take down scores at ball games, that's the next straw. Just another way the liberal agenda is destroying what has made America great. I don't think we should be taking away valedictorians and the thought of doing is incredibly stupid but this kind of hyperbole always makes me laugh.
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