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Originally posted by Chewbacca:
It doesn't matter which label we attach to not getting the desired results in school.
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In a dissenting opinion, I'll agree with Chewbacca, though maybe not for the same reasons. My schools were always on the vanguard of political correctness: We never failed classes; our grades were simply "postponed" (literally, a 'P' on the report card) until such time as we passed the class. Just one example of a vibe that was normal in that system.
And it was thoroughly embarrassing for everyone involved. Failure we could handle; we all played sports & games, and there was still that strange pride among the losers, e.g. "Well I failed 4 classes." "Haha, luzer, I failed all 6! 0.0, beat that!"
But being "postponed" had no glamor, consoled nobody, and encouraged no success, except insofar as it was embarrassing to be labelled "postponed". People would get 'D's just to avoid it [img]graemlins/laugh2.gif[/img]