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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is just a vent.

DC switched from private to a magnet public in high school. On paper they looked good. In reality, the admins in this school are either very incompetent or have some weird agenda.

They celebrate no child left behind level of activities - students built a drying rack for firefighters or students got 30 on ACT, but they tone down high achieving kids.

They have news letters, social media, podcast where the school constantly advertises itself.

DC did was a huge success story for a local STEM state program - selected one of 40 from 800 applicants for an internship, scored the highest in their contest and got 1st prize, was featured in state magazine for this. Not a sound from the school.

I see the old school posting about students’ awards, wins, recognition. “We are very proud of Larla for being the only student chosen for this super internship.”

DC was selected for a top ranked national research program, the one that picks 20 kids from the entire country and very high stats kids often don’t get in. The school doesn’t care. Not a word.

DC is going to be a national merit semifinalist - not a sound.

So yeah, I’m holding a grudge.[/quote]

So I have a different take on this.

I was a high performing student.  When admin realized I had earned 2/3 of the awards for 6th grade, they approached me and said they wanted me to pick two for the yearly awards banquet.  I received the rest in a folder with the second.

They didn't change the awards or come up with extra awards for other 6th graders, but they did elect to not rub it in the other students' faces.  7th and 8th grade awards were done normally, as far as I know.

This stuck with me.  It was the first year that my cohort clapped for me every time I went up, and the first time that I didn't get any dirty looks or nasty comments during the rest of the school year.

So my question is this: How much recognition has your DC already gotten?  There's a difference between getting *no* recognition for top performance and getting a level of recognition that is commensurate with the effort that other top performing students get while the school also highlights some things for other students.[/quote]

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