tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post5139940289636592415..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: I'd Have Canceled The PlayDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-10715236793422671692008-06-13T12:20:00.000-07:002008-06-13T12:20:00.000-07:00I was hoping to see a picture!I was hoping to see a picture!Happy Elf Mom (Christine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-91441218004869167702008-06-08T08:58:00.000-07:002008-06-08T08:58:00.000-07:00I think we are headed that way as well. Our distri...I think we are headed that way as well. Our district already has made the call to only count certain subjects towards GPA because parents whined that the kids in band and art-who also took AP classes-were ending up as valedictorians. Trophies for participation, high school art shows avoiding judging...it's all part and parcel of the "everyone is a winner just for existing" mentality.Ellen Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02845981491726296767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-36832630363303148972008-06-07T23:39:00.000-07:002008-06-07T23:39:00.000-07:00Going to the absolute extreme like this makes its ...Going to the absolute extreme like this makes its own point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-13731940765339701752008-06-07T17:47:00.000-07:002008-06-07T17:47:00.000-07:00We're moving in that direction. For example, mult...We're moving in that direction. For example, multiple valedictorians, no trophies in sports, not keeping score at games, everybody plays the same amount of time, promoting kids who don't deserve it, and the ultimate affirmative action.Law and Order Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11069306257334186404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-36072334909913367022008-06-07T14:47:00.000-07:002008-06-07T14:47:00.000-07:00Kind of makes our helicopter parents seem a bit, w...Kind of makes our helicopter parents seem a bit, well, tame...I'm with you. I'd cancel the play.Mrs. Bluebirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10283080212189118357noreply@blogger.com