The Wussification of Society... Multiple Valedictorians?

Three Fingers of Politics ^ | 7/1/2010 | SkinnieMinnie

[ichabod1]

Yes - honor graduate, dean’s list, Phi Beta Kappa, National Merit Scholar... what is wrong with these things? Why must the crown be taken away from the valedictorian? And what do they do about the valedictory itself, let them each give a speech? Do like they do so annoyingly in commercials and have each say one phrase?

[ichabod1]

Hmmm... I don’t think that having as many flunk out as get A’s is supposed to be the goal, which is what would have to happen if you looked at it as a bell-shaped curve with C in the middle. C stands for (only) Satisfactory, with anything below it indicating that remedial work needs to be done. I suppose probably most students would receive it, but it shouldn’t be too hard to get a “B” or “Good.”

[Jay Redhawk]

This is all about scholarships. Colleges offer valedictorian scholarships to incoming freshman, and high schools have discovered a way to take advantage of it. Colleges don't care because there is tremendous competition to get students in the door.