I read this LA Times op-ed piece wondering if naming high school students as valedictorians is outdated and unfair. The story sprang up from a controversy where the parents of the student who had the 2nd highest grade point average complained to the school that it was unfair that their daughter's hard work went for naught.
The father said "You don't want your kid to be a loser" and the family is threatening to sue the school because their daughter finished .05 behind the valedictorian (4.55 to 4.5). Yes, you read that right. Threatening a lawsuit because their child didn't get the highest GPA.
It gets sillier when I read their daughter has already been accepted to Stanford. Not exactly struggling to get in a great school.
I actually have a solution to what the article proposed but first I want to address the parents and high school folks who are so caught up on GPA and overloading their plate because it looks good to colleges. Full disclosure, I was valedictorian of my HS class 10 yrs ago and had a GPA above 4.3 so I'm not just blowing smoke.
