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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think superlative awards, even in high school, are just plain awful. They are giant labels and many people take them to heart. The idea that a teacher is giving out labels at all is insane to me.

I know they are meant in fun, but I think their intent and their actual impact are very different.[/quote]

I don't necessarily agree.  At that age, when everyone gets one, kids are happy to be awarded with something.  I'm definitely not in the camp of everyone deserves a trophy, but when you see the big smiles of the kids who aren't used to being positively rewarded, it's pretty satisfying.  At our school's assembly, they had a "Best Class Participant" award and the boy who won had a big ol' grin on his face and was ready to pose for pictures upon receiving his certificate.  His "success" didn't make anyone feel bad because they all received positive awards too (Best at Math Facts, Most Caring, Future Author, Best Teammate, etc...).  Everyone was smiling and happy...what's wrong with that?[/quote]

The problem is exactly what OP is experiencing- she's now trying to interpret what this award meant. Does it mean her kid is too dumb to have been awarded an academic prize? Does it mean her kid is too focused on clothing? Does it mean her kid is now being rewarded in a sexist manner? And you can bet these thoughts are going through her kid's head too. [/quote]

[b]It's been awhile since I was a first grader, but I don't think I would have spent the first day of my summer vacation analyzing the silly paper plate award I won[/b]. OP, it probably just means your daughter wears cute clothes. It doesn't mean she's not good at math, or is an otherwise bad kid. I think it will be OK.[/quote]

See 13:11.[/quote]

Right. I guess the difference is I was bright enough to know what a guinea pig was by the time I was 7.[/quote]

You must have gotten the "meanest girl" award![/quote]

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