Should high schools have only one Valedictorian?

rickle1
Sun, 02 Dec 2018 14:41:46 +0000

I don’t get the whole “gaming” issue. Students know the rules and make choices. If student A chooses to take harder courses or do more ECs that require a lot of time vs. Student B who is gunning for GPA. so be it. Provided they both know what the rules are and how a VD is selected. They make choices. The kid that plays 3 sports and is class president may not have time to take the classes that lead to VD. That’s a choice and won’t hurt him / her at all in college admissions as those ECs matter. The entitlement sentiment stems from the attitude of claiming “it’s not fair. I should be able to do all these things and be VD.” No, you shouldn’t be able to do anything. You either pull it off or you don’t. If VD is your goal, chose a different path.

:Life is full of the choices we make.