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[quote=Anonymous]Kids are just as goal oriented as adults. If they think getting all "A"s is good they will strive for it. My kid was much more excited getting his black belt than getting a bunch of 4's. Shouldn't kids have meaningful academic goals as important to them as sports? The main purpose of school is to prepare our kids for life as adults. In the real world rankings are a part of life. Top performers get prizes (raises) and bottom performers get a chance to find a new job. Obviously in public schools the bottom performers don't get the boot but they should get extra attention and help. If you don't rank them it's all "go-along, get-along" and you get graduates unable to compete in real life. School needn't be esteem building baby sitting factories. 14:33 may not want to be like the Koreans and Russians but I don't want to lose the world to them. I was born here.....what country are you suggesting I go back to?[/quote]
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