03-21-2013, 07:00 PM
The real question is: what kind of middle school hands out awards for 'academic excellence'?
Sixth, seventh and eighth graders don't achieve 'academic excellence'. They go to school to learn the rinky-dink elementary stuff in those grades. How can you 'excel' in seventh grade math or this one...
Hoot
By Hiaasen, Carl
An ecological mystery, made up of endangered miniature owls, the Mother Paula's All-American Pancake House scheduled to be built over their burrows, and the owls' unlikely allies--three middle school kids determined to beat the system.?

This whole thing is as absurd and muddle-headed as Kindergarten Graduation Ceremonies.
Sixth, seventh and eighth graders don't achieve 'academic excellence'. They go to school to learn the rinky-dink elementary stuff in those grades. How can you 'excel' in seventh grade math or this one...
Hoot
By Hiaasen, Carl
An ecological mystery, made up of endangered miniature owls, the Mother Paula's All-American Pancake House scheduled to be built over their burrows, and the owls' unlikely allies--three middle school kids determined to beat the system.?

This whole thing is as absurd and muddle-headed as Kindergarten Graduation Ceremonies.