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On the one hand, I can relate to the non-athletic kids because although athletic, I was always the tiny one who couldn't reach the basket, got bonked with the dodgeball, etc.
On the other hand, I'm tired of the "feel-good" crap in the schools. That's why I went back to college teaching. I'm tired of administrators trying to force teachers to give A's to C students so parents and students will be happy and not sue them. The last straw was when an administrator announced one spring that teachers who failed more than 5 students would be required to take a summer course on how not to fail students. This was the same administrator who would put special-ed kids into our college prep courses...who would fail.
We can't equalize the kids' ability in every subject--some people are just more gifted in some areas. What will get dumbed down next--art?
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