A cultural analyst says a Colorado school district deciding to nix valedictorian awards, calling them inappropriate and outdated, is evidence of the left’s growing movement.
According to Fox News, officials for the Cherry Creek School District near Denver believe “all students can learn at high levels, and learning is not competition.” Starting with the class of 2026, schools in the district will no longer give special recognition at graduation to the students who earn the highest grade-point average in their class.
“It doesn’t sound initially like it’s that big a deal, but it is a big deal because it is a part of this huge shift to go to equity instead of equality,” responds Christian author and commentator Janice Crouse. “Changing that label, changing that name makes an enormous difference.”
Crouse believes doing away with scholastic recognition is an attempt to correct some wrongs and to provide better opportunities for disadvantaged students. But while the intention may be good, Crouse says the move is misguided.
“In the end, it lowers the achievement level for everybody, and it very definitely discriminates against those who have worked hard and who apply themselves,” she submits.
Instead of having the highest-ranking student deliver a graduation farewell address, the Cherry Creek School District will acknowledge academic achievements “through various other ways,” including an honor roll, GPA honor cords at graduation, and department- and school-specific award ceremonies.
Cherry Creek is not the only district eliminating valedictorian recognition. According to Fox News, it is a burgeoning trend throughout the country.
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The triumph of mediocrity! Is achievement to be counted for nothing? This has been coming for years, starting with gradeless tests, everyone get a trophy for participating regardless of of performance, self-esteem is more important than actual knowledge. The ‘woke’ mod is a come lately to this phenomenon since it has been a slow progression for decades. Now one is allowed to feel superior to another, conversely no one should feel left out or behind. The only problem with this is it’s not natural, it is an imposed non-standard, imposed, curiously ennough, by those who feel they have a dispensation to make such decisions for others. Let every kid into school and after twelve years graduate them. Let every graduate of the previous enter higher education if they desire and give them a degree after four more years. All of this is another name for social engineering.
YES< achievement these days, counts for nothing.. JUST BEING present, does…
ALL HAIL EQUITY.. Down with meritocracy… WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE down the slide we go!
“A cultural analyst says a Colorado school district deciding to nix valedictorian awards, calling them inappropriate and outdated, is evidence of the left’s growing movement.”
No—in this age where stupidity and ignorance are worshipped and put on prominent display—God forbid that any semblance of intelligence comes to light. Our educational system is no longer about education—the educators themselves are fools and total idiots—in dire need of real education themselves.
The dumbing down of everything in this country is pathetic and a severe price is being paid for it. It is time to get back to basics and cut the wokeness and political correctness that is trying to reshape our society and culture. Equality is about opportunity—not individual standing.