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- While the decision ostensibly punishes those students who would succeed by ending what little we currently do to celebrate academic success, it is made with those who fall short in mind. According to school officials, awarding excellence affects those who don't receive the award more than those who do receive it.
“Awards eventually lose their lustre to students who get them, while often hurting the self-esteem and pride of those who do not receive a certificate,” officials said in a letter to parents, obtained by the Post.
As educators, they should know better. A critical part of success is learning how to deal with your own shortcomings. If you are either not talented enough and/or not motivated enough to achieve the highest grades, this uncomfortable fact is something that has value to you and it should be made plain. I was not an honor roll student. It was important that I felt the need to ask myself why.