Valedictorians make good workers but not good leaders. They got there by following the program. It’s hard to look up to someone who will on the day after graduation be just like everyone else. These people stick around for that year or 2 when they can graduate early. Our HS counselors were against it for their own selfish reasons.
K-12 should be blown up. The valedictorian is a part of the problem.
These people stick around for that year or 2 when they can graduate early.
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That wasn’t allowed at my high school. My class learned on graduation day that a junior girl would be graduating with us. She just happened to be the daughter of the president of the board of education.
I spent some time when Obama was in office writing down a plan to completely rearrange the USA educational system.
When I explained it in short version to a neighbor with kids—grandkids—great-grandkids-—she was very quiet. Then she asked a few questions.
When she realized what I was saying-—she totally agreed-—but it is a COMPLETE change from top to bottom.
A few points: NO MORE TENURE of any kind——NOT even the POPE has tenure
NO MORE UNIONS in the educational system of any kind—not even janitors.
A complete synopsis of the curriculum for each grade in school is HANDED to the parents of the kids-—NOT mailed.
Parents have a right to know what is being shoved down the throat of our kids-—after all—their taxes PAY FOR THE SCHOOLS & TEACHERS.
NO kid is advanced to next grade without ability to pass tests for current grade...NO EXCEPTIONS. Tutors if necessary. We are ‘graduating from High school’ students who can NOT read or write. They are UNEMPLOYABLE.
Lots more, but too much to list here.
I disagree.
People like Albert Einstein, John Wayne, Dr. Seuss, George Hitchings, John F. Kennedy, William Howard Taft, James K. Polk... all valedictorians or salutatorians.
When my son graduated from high school 3 years ago there were 15 students that were all within .05% of the GPA average.
Basically, they were all straight A students. All took over ten AP courses. They all had a four year GPA of 99.9 something.
His best friend was second. He went to WPI and now works for a robotics company. My son went to UNH and is now an Associate Scientist for a major Pharma company.