03-22-2013, 02:43 AM
Steve G. wrote:
Looks to me like the swamp's middle school ceremony is an effort to humiliate the vast majority of the students attending.
Some 'feel good' exercise!
As to the others postings...exactly how do you determine whether one kid displays 'generosity', 'kindness', integrity etc? Who nominates them? Are they ones that the teachers have seen? Appeared in local newspapers? Lobbied by church groups? Rescued swamp's puppies after she dumped them off a bridge? Seems like a bunch of total nonsense to me.
Why not just leave the children to be children and not hold ceremonies to please adults with selfish agendas?
There is nothing wrong with recognizing and acknowledging achievement. Perhaps the concept is to encourage children by giving them something to shoot for. You could just pull your kids out it. That's cool too. Less competition for my kids.