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Reply to "Why academic awards for elementary aged kids are a bad idea."
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[quote=Anonymous]Interesting topic. DD seldom got any award despite being very bright and good student. Awards usually went to the perfectionist girls. Same in MS. In high school, DD received MANY awards. The other kids who got them in elementary--not so much. Several of the standouts flamed out. Folks--it doesn't really matter. DS got an award on Wordmasters in third grade. Shocked his teacher. It didn't really mean anything to him--he told me after the award ceremony that he didn't really deserve it because he had guessed the answers. (He was not dumb, though) It was not a good life lesson for him. He was one to slide by. He's turned out fine, though.[/quote]
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