Re: study of red****rting (late entrance to kndergarten)

In article <H6adnWLzE_xdiRrVnZ2dnUVZ_szinZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
 "Donna Metler" <dmmetler@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> Honor roll is students who have top grades in all subjects. In some
schools, 
> it's divided into two categories, those who have the absolute top grade
in 
> every class, and those who have mostly the top grade, with maybe 1 class

> where they're one rank lower. Students also must have good conduct and 
> regular attendance.

I see -- that would be recognised here with the annual (or twice-yearly)
merit 
awards for best/achievement/most improved in Subjectname.  THere is also 
usually an overall academic excellence award and a good/most improved
conduct 
award.

> Since different schools have different criteria even for grades, not to 
> mention that there is no standard curriculum, honor roll and grades in 
> general don't mean much, but if you go to a 6-12 yr old s****ts event,
you'll 
> see a lot of "My child is an honor student at X school".

That would generally be perceived here as horrible boasting.  

> Sometimes school privileges are granted based on honors status, like
being 
> able to leave campus for lunch, but I think those are getting rarer.

I wonder how that works from a legal perspective?  Our schools are legally

considered in loco parentis, and having students wandering the streets
doesn't 
seem very consistent with that.

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