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Lol, Medicare.</p>
<p>I actually disagree.</p>
<p>During the prime part of speech & debate season, I consistently get recognized every week for local speech competitions on the daily announcements. During the latter part of the season when I have my oratory finalized, a somewhat meager amount of preparation is necessary. However, there’s very little student recognition when it comes to our cross country and track teams. The only time we get recognition for X-C and track is for the district- and state-qualifying meets, which can be somewhat discouraging when we have meets that we prepare for every week.</p>
<p>“My own thoughts are that if you see someone older than you recognized for an academic achievement, you feel like ‘hey, I can do that too!’ Which is good for society, because it leads to people trying harder to achieve things.”</p>
<p>The same is true for sports and music. Isn’t it very perceivable for someone to derive inspiration from seeing an older student getting recognized for sports and music competitions as well? I know that I personally feel compelled to try harder to achieve things in running when I hear about someone doing well. </p>
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<p>@CandyPants16 Yes, but this already happens. What I was saying is that if academic achievements were recognized at around the same level that sports achievements are, maybe our society would be better off.</p>