Brickbat: Reading Is Fundamental

Universal Pictures

In Florida, the Hernando School Board unanimously voted last year to end the recognition of valedictorian and salutatorian in graduating high school classes. But they have only now realized that they did that. The school system's superintendent says he also just realized what they had done. The problem occurred when the board voted to accept a staff proposal to recognize top graduates with cum laude and summa cum laude honors. No one realized the proposal also included ending recognition of valedictorian and salutatorian. Several school board members say they will bring back those honors.

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[Live Free or Diet]

You have to pass it to know what's in it.

[WomSom]

That actually makes perfect sens to me dude.

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[WomSom]

That actually makes perfect sens to me dude.

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[PS]

This is much better than eliminating it on purpose because 'everyone's a valedictorian'.

[UnCivilServant]

"We simplified the grade scale, your GPA will either be 4 or 0. If it's a 0, you'll be reclassified as something other than a failure or a dropout so our numbers look better to the department of education." --School Board

[PS]

Too big to fail.

[darius404]

No, instead of a 0 it's just 2.0, 2.0 is the new baseline, but they'll report it like it's the normal 2.0.

[UnCivilServant]

Oh, so that's where the saludavictorians come from. they're the ones who got 2.0 while the valedictorians got the 4.0. Silly me, I forgot they had to have two classes of awards for tradition's sake.

[Radioactive]

so diplomas are like participation trophys...90% of life is just showing up!

[Fist of Etiquette]

Hopefully it fell under the zero tolerance rule and the valedictorian and salutatorian students were suspended and their diplomas withheld.

[Old Man With Candy]

Obligatory Great Song Link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeUomsT1Vwo

[BakedPenguin]

Krusty Burger opens at Universal Studios.

[RBS]

Nice, now if they would just open the Everglades to Canyonero tours.

[BakedPenguin]

"Unexplained fires are a matter for the courts."

Oh, wait, that was the Volt.

[Auric Demonocles]

Looks like the 'restaurants' are actually just food court stalls.

[BakedPenguin]

Don't spoil my fun.

[Auric Demonocles]

AND THE PENGUINS ARE DOWN 2-0!

[Auric Demonocles]

If reading is soooo fundamental, where's the alt-text?

[UnCivilServant]

He read it and the words fell of the screen

[Rich]

In order to receive your high school diploma, you should be required to read aloud, flawlessly, at the graduation ceremony a randomly-presented paragraph from, say, the current WSJ.

[darius404]

Better yet, a Thomas Friedman article. Those who wish to be original in their quotation can simply generate a new Friedman article by way of the same website Friedman uses to generate his articles!

http://thomasfriedmanopedgenerator.com/about.php