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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it’s important to also acknowledge that while celebrating academic excellence is valuable, public awards like the [b]Presidential Award can unintentionally make other hardworking kids feel overlooked—especially at the elementary level.[/b] Some kids face learning challenges, personal struggles, or neurodiversity that make “top grades” harder to achieve, even when they’re putting in just as much effort.

It’s not about shielding kids from disappointment—it’s about understanding that growth, perseverance, and kindness also deserve recognition at this age. If we only publicly celebrate the highest achievers, we risk sending the message that other forms of success and effort don’t matter as much. There’s room to celebrate all kinds of strengths in a school community.[/quote]

Nonsense. This is the self-esteem movement, where we praise everything, whether deserved or not.

Somehow, this does not apply to sports, where we are ok with recognizing the winners.

Celebrate those who did well. If others forms of success are important, then recognize that too.

We went through a couple of years at a HS where the principal did not want any type of academic achievement to be recognized or published because you guessed it, equity.

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