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School Board Considers Banning Valedictorian Award (Los Angeles)
foxnews ^ | February 23, 2003

Posted on 02/23/2003 1:58:05 PM PST by Indy Pendance

Edited on 04/22/2004 12:35:35 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

LOS ANGELES

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: culturewar; deathcultivation; educationnews
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1 posted on 02/23/2003 1:58:05 PM PST by Indy Pendance
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To: Indy Pendance
Here in Norman, OK, we don't have valedictorians and the speakers are chosen by the class. When my daughter graduated they had 41 students with a 4.0 average that graduated with Honors. Even with Honors classes you cannot make over a 4.0 here.
2 posted on 02/23/2003 2:03:22 PM PST by PhiKapMom (Bush/Cheney 2004)
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To: Indy Pendance
"If they are not number one, it could get their feelings hurt if they are self-motivating and high-achieving students," Black said.

The destruction of publik ejukashun continues as the band plays on.

3 posted on 02/23/2003 2:03:31 PM PST by ABG(anybody but Gore) (Support the handicapped, hire a liberal...)
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To: Indy Pendance
This article contains so many gigantic piles of liberal doltery that I hardly know where to begin. I'm amazed at the extent to which liberals hate individual success, and the extent to which they labor to rationalize mediocrity.
4 posted on 02/23/2003 2:06:11 PM PST by quebecois
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To: ABG(anybody but Gore)
I know I have to be at the top of my class in order to succeed in life

But you have to admit they're successful at brainwashing the uber-drones! Get a life, sweetie!

6 posted on 02/23/2003 2:14:13 PM PST by Tax-chick
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To: Indy Pendance
Hey, whinning liberals! Face it. Somebody's got to be the best. Always has been and always will be. Get used to it.
7 posted on 02/23/2003 2:19:50 PM PST by upchuck (Tag Line Removed by Moderator)
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To: Indy Pendance
"If they are not number one, it could get their feelings hurt if they are self-motivating and high-achieving students," Black said.

This sounds so clintonesque. Give me a break. What have public schools turned into. They are turning our future adults into a bunch overly sensitive wimps. Just wait until they enter the real world their little "feelings" get hurt. Then again, this IS California, so I really shouldn't be THAT surprised.

These school board officals have NO BACKBONE. Until they get one, all I can do is offer the below.


8 posted on 02/23/2003 2:22:01 PM PST by MotleyGirl70
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To: Indy Pendance
School board members and Principal Bill Black say that competition makes for an unhealthy educational environment

This has got to be one of the stupidest ideas that I've ever heard. If they think it's not supposed to be competitive in the school environment, God help these students when it comes time to get a job.

9 posted on 02/23/2003 2:24:51 PM PST by Centurion2000 (Take charge of your destiny, or someone else will)
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To: Indy Pendance
"Ideally the valedictorian program should recognize the most successful students or student, but at this point we're wondering if it's recognizing the most successful strategist," said Tom DeSantis, Hemet Unified School District board member.

Strategy counts too, you liberal *sshole.

11 posted on 02/23/2003 2:27:23 PM PST by Pharmboy (Dems lie 'cause they have to)
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To: PhiKapMom
I always believed that a school should have a valedictorian, its tradition and its a nice way to reward a students who have done the best. For those who don't make it, they are still on the honor roll. I know some schools, you can get over a 4.0, alot of honors programs automatically add points to your average.
14 posted on 02/23/2003 2:32:24 PM PST by Sonny M (If you want to get rid of more wellstones, just loosen the bolts, not that I did that or anything.)
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To: Howlin; Ed_NYC; MonroeDNA; widgysoft; Springman; Timesink; AntiGuv; dubyaismypresident; Grani; ...
That's nuts. When I was in high school, I was the "best speaker", simply by virtue of being the local Saturday afternoon disc jockey at the local radio station (back when they actually WERE records)! Using that logic, I would have been chosen for that spot, when I wasn't number one in the class (I was 25th or so - out of a class of 750).

These hand-wringing morons really get on my last nerve...

"Hold muh beer 'n watch this!" PING....

If you want on or off this list, please let me know!

15 posted on 02/23/2003 2:32:42 PM PST by mhking ("The word is no. I am therefore going anyway..." --Admiral J.T. Kirk)
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But some in Hemet wonder if abolishing the valedictorian award could lead to banning other traditional high school honors, like homecoming queen and team captains.

I'm sure it's only a matter of time.

16 posted on 02/23/2003 2:37:21 PM PST by MotleyGirl70
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"If they are not number one, it could get their feelings hurt if they are self-motivating and high-achieving students," Black said."

This is a (presumably literate) High School Principal speaking? Has he ever HEARD of verb/object agreement? I would make him diagram this sentence on the blackboard 50 times, until he figures out what is wrong with it (HINT: just about everything.)

I'm betting that HE wasn't the Valedictorian of HIS class...

17 posted on 02/23/2003 2:38:59 PM PST by RANGERAIRBORNE
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To: Sonny M
There are just too many here in our schools that have a perfect GPA to pick only one of them. So they have gone the graduated with Honors Route. I know the speeches are a whole lot better with the students picked by their peers instead of some I sat through with Valedictorians. They graduate over 400 here and we get out in a little less than two hours which is great!
18 posted on 02/23/2003 2:50:06 PM PST by PhiKapMom (Bush/Cheney 2004)
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To: seamole
L.A. is a Liberal LaLaLand ...

Competition is unhealthy ? Sheesh ! ...

19 posted on 02/23/2003 2:51:57 PM PST by MeekOneGOP (Bu-bye SADdam. You're soon to meet your buddy Stalin in Hades.)
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To: PhiKapMom
Even with Honors classes you cannot make over a 4.0 here.

That's due to "grade inflation" which began in the '60s. Before then almost no one made a 4.0 so picking the Val and Sal was not difficult. If there was a tie, they flipped a coin.

20 posted on 02/23/2003 2:58:42 PM PST by DensaMensa (He who controls the definitions controls history.)
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