If educators wish to celebrate the achievements of all students as individuals, should they continue to have awards nights that recognize the achievements of a few based on pre-set objectives? Awards collectivize. They force people into pursuing the same achievement rather than their individual achievements.
"As a school, we need to continue to move away from the traditional educational hierarchy that says those students who excel in language arts and maths are more important than those who excel in fine arts. We need to move away from recognizing only those students who have figured out the “game of school” and know how to do school well."
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