The “Dumbing Down” of America Continues

Yeah, it’s everywhere. In Pinellas Country, Florida last night it was announced that the school department there will be doing away with the recoginition of a valedictorian in any of the high schools in that country. The reason given was it puts too much pressure on the students and causes tremendous stress. Yeah, right! One principal was quoted as saying that when she has to carry the GPA of each student out to four decimal places….. Well, that’s absolutely ridiculous she said. So let’s get rid of decimals. Who needs them anyway?
So what will they do instead? They think a broader recognition of achievement would be a fairer way to go. That way they can honor more students for sitting on their butts and doing absolutely nothing.

I can see it now. I walk into the office at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California and the dean says to my newly graduated high schooler, “So, it says here on your school documents you tied for first place in your graduating class. That is good. Tell me about it.”

“I shared that recognition with the other 566 kids in my class.”

I’ll have more on the details of this event as the story unfolds.