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Originally posted by ladyzekke:
Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment....
Some students weren't as smart as others so they failed a grade and were held back to repeat the same grade.....
Horrors.
Tests were not adjusted for any reason.
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I agree with Saz. These two points have got to be one of the major teaching problems in the world today. Every child is brought up to be a "winner", there are no "losers". This is not how real life works and it's not preparing kids for adulthood and dissapointments. JMHO [img]smile.gif[/img]
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