<p>Yes, deleting one’s own post can be a good idea. I can’t remember if there is a time limit on that (the same as the editing time limit, methinks?), but within the forum rules here, deleting can be the credited response for certain posts.</p>
<p>So, how do you do it? I’ve gone back and just erased what ill-advised thing I’ve written, but I had no idea I could have deleted the evidence.</p>
<p>Soozie- that was Emily Litella, not Rosannerosannadanna ;)</p>
<p>Just to be controversial, I really think HSs and other places should give special recognition to folks have have to overcome significant challenges to graduate. In our HS, a pair of twins had their mother die of MS in their junior year of HS. Another kid missed 1/4 to 1/2 of his HS career because of chronic illness. All graduated with their class. None of these great kids was recognized for overcoming these significant hardships.</p>
<p>To be fair, the school did bestow a few awards on kids who didn’t necessarily earn stellar grades or other awards (probably because they volunteered heavily for projects the school wanted), but none were conferred on these and other probably very deserving kids.</p>
<p>Oh yea, also, the HS my kids attended edits & coaches the speeches students are to read at graduation. A friend’s S decided to go off script & say what he thought instead of what he had rehearsed & gotten approved by the school. He & his folks were called in by the school & given a scold! They were all very indignant. They were just glad that the HS had no power to punish him or their family (he was their only kid at that school).</p>
<p>Somemom…yikes…I really had that wrong. It was Emily Litella.</p>
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<li>I am glad our h.s. does not rank students.</li>
<li>I am glad I can delete posts that look okay in the reply box but look just plain dumb once I have hit the “post quick reply” button. (I think there is a 15 minute limit.)</li>
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<p>My S’s school doesn’t rank OR weight grades so that really throws things up in the air - it seems to me that a pretty smart kid is usually standing up on stage at the end though. Seriously though, as frustrating as it may be while filling out applications or figuring out what your chances really are for admittance - it takes a huge amount of unnecessary pressure and stress off the kids.</p>
<p>Our h.s. has always used unweighted GPAs until this year. So the colleges got weighted transcripts and they intended to choose the Valedictorian based on weighted GPAs, as well. That would eliminate multiple Vals. WELL…several parents didn’t like that. They complained that “their little Janie or Bobby” had all As and had been working “so hard” to be able to stand up there as a Valedictorian. Never mind that they might not be taking any AP classes or challenging themselves beyond the basics. OH, but they still got all As!</p>
<p>Then I look at someone like my own daughter, who wouldn’t have qualified as a Val under either “rule”. She got one B in APUSH as a junior. However, come graduation day when I look up at the multiple Valedictorians standing on the podium, I’ll know that my girl, as well as others who took a rigorous course load are the ones who are the winners in the end. Colleges look at more than just an A. They want to see a transcript that reflects challenging classes, as well. </p>
<p>I just found out that the district is going to STICK with the UNweighted GPA now (for choosing Valedictorians.) Tsk. Tsk.</p>