No more cum laude, individual awards announced rarely

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t care and I don’t see the big deal. The achievement happened, so why does it matter if it is announced? The person who received the award or achieved a goal can feel proud of them accomplishment and their loved ones are aware and can also be proud. Why isn’t that sufficient?

It used to be fun to celebrate others people's success. It's is like a toast to community as a whole to take a moment to be proud of a community members achievement. Now, every one is just too sour to see beyond their own nose, to have fun and cheer for "the competition." It's sad and selfish. I personally don't need that much attention;but, I miss the warm community feeling.

Exactly this and that’s what’s wrong with it.

This and also, it’s not a zero sum game. Being surrounded by achievers motivates other kids to achieve at their own things. There is nothing wrong with a culture of achievement and excellence, it shows kids that they too can work hard and accomplish something.

[Anonymous]

My kid once won a sports award and the parents of another kid (teammate) immediately left the auditorium after the announcement. It was funny. Their kid was no doubt the better player but I’m assuming he didn’t get the award because he thinks he’s so great like his parents.

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Anonymous wrote:This has been a push everywhere. My child is super involved in the arts. The program director shared with me that last year they stopped announcing internal and external awards. It was because parents of non-recipients where relentless to the point of abusive of she and her staff about their kids not being acknowledged.

The parents are paying a lot of money, if Larla's painting wasn't good enough, maybe it was the teacher's fault? Isn't superior instruction and individual attention supposed to be the point of an independent school- why can't the teacher get Larla to your kid's level?

It’s partly this. Easily most private school parents fear their child can’t cut it in a public school or magnet or school with over 140 students PER GRADE.

How will my poor coddled child different themselves?
What if the class size is over 15 students per class, oh my?!
What will my child or teen do if they are not watched like a hawk by a $50,000.00 per year day school?
How would my mediocre athlete make the cut at a bigger high school? Better go private or start fencing or squash lessons ASAP!

Haha - so all private school kids are public school washouts? LOLOL. Yeah. Okay. What the hell are you doing on the private school forum? You clearly have a problem with private school kids and families, yet you come here to read and post? The only reasons I can think of that a person would go read a bunch of posts about something they clearly disdain is either 1. deep seated insecurity 2. jealousy 3. transference of blame from past problems onto an entire community they feel has wronged them in some way. 4. ?? It actually really mystifys me. There are many communities of people on DCUM that I don't associate with in anyway in my daily life. I would never think of going to a specific forum and spend my time reading about their lives and their issues, much less commenting on things I've never done, had, been involved in, or experienced.

BTW - while not all private schools are great, many of them are and I guess you have a right to be so hostile - the kids in these schools are definitely getting things that yours are not getting in public. Sorry. I've done both (and no, my kids don't attend private because they can't cut it in public). If you've never had a child attend you really have no idea what an amazing experience and education it can be for a kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This has been a push everywhere. My child is super involved in the arts. The program director shared with me that last year they stopped announcing internal and external awards. It was because parents of non-recipients where relentless to the point of abusive of she and her staff about their kids not being acknowledged.

The parents are paying a lot of money, if Larla's painting wasn't good enough, maybe it was the teacher's fault? Isn't superior instruction and individual attention supposed to be the point of an independent school- why can't the teacher get Larla to your kid's level?

It’s partly this. Easily most private school parents fear their child can’t cut it in a public school or magnet or school with over 140 students PER GRADE.

How will my poor coddled child different themselves?
What if the class size is over 15 students per class, oh my?!
What will my child or teen do if they are not watched like a hawk by a $50,000.00 per year day school?
How would my mediocre athlete make the cut at a bigger high school? Better go private or start fencing or squash lessons ASAP!

TJ asked my kid to leave after he cruised through freshman year as a 10 year old. Perfect SATs, perfect ACT, college level math etc. We moved him to private and he has finally been challenged. Your entire premise is wrong.

[Anonymous]

Are athletes being recognized? If so, arts students should be as well.