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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because how can everyone get a medal if there are rankings?[/quote] The issue with rank on the basis of GPA is that (1) there are meaningful differences from school to school, such that a kid outside the Top 10 at a very high performing school deserves the medal over the literally hundreds of thousands of Top 10 kids at lesser performing schools; (2) there are meaningful differences in rigor and grading within schools, as well as minor differences in GPAs, such that a kid outside the Top 10 at any school might very well deserve the medal over many of the kids ahead of them at the Top 10 at that school; and (3) GPAs can be distorted by the extent of a kid’s engagement and relationship with instructors (subjective grading), as well as a number of other factors. But most importantly, nobody has a right to play the “everyone gets a trophy” card if they also oppose standardized testing.[/quote]
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