{"id":1394442,"date":"2022-03-22T14:46:22","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T18:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1394442"},"modified":"2022-03-22T14:46:28","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T18:46:28","slug":"woke-colorado-school-district-drops-valedictorians-claims-learning-is-not-a-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-colorado-school-district-drops-valedictorians-claims-learning-is-not-a-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Woke Colorado School District Drops Valedictorians, Claims &#039;Learning Is Not a Competition&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwoke-colorado-school-district-drops-valedictorians-claims-learning-is-not-a-competition%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1394442&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">A woke Colorado school district announced that it will stop recognizing class ranks and valedictorians at their high schools, starting with the class of 2026. The school district cited \u201coutdated\u201d practices, and claimed that \u201clearning is not a competition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe practices of class rank and Valedictorian status are outdated and inconsistent with what we know and believe of our students,\u201d Cherry Creek School District stated in a letter to families last week, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/kdvr.com\/news\/local\/cherry-creek-school-district-valedictorian\/?utm_source=twitter.com&#038;utm_medium=referral&#038;utm_campaign=socialflow\">report<\/a> by KDVR.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe believe all students can learn at high levels, and learning is not a competition,\u201d the letter added.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17634890\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-498129071.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Valedictorians are typically students with the highest grade-point average, for which they are recognized at their graduations.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Moreover, instead of acknowledging the highest-ranking student delivering a farewell address at graduation, schools will acknowledge academic achievements \u201cthrough various other ways,\u201d according to the letter, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10636085\/Woke-Colorado-schools-doing-away-valedictorian-singles-best-person-class.html\">reports<\/a> <em>Daily Mail<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>A few of the concepts the school district says it will replace reportedly include\u00a0an honor roll, cords given at graduation that mark academic achievement, and separate award ceremonies for department and school-related student expertise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTaking this away is not going to fix the problem,\u201d Kristen Stone, a district parent, told\u00a0KDVR. \u201cIt\u2019s not going to fix the stress that we are seeing for other students, plus it\u2019s taking away from those who want to work towards it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stone said she believes students need to learn\u00a0to tolerate failure, and keep pushing ahead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow everyone gets a trophy and we are eliminating some of the highest honors because it\u2019s not fair to those that don\u2019t earn it?\u201d another individual\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sapphireangie\/status\/1504123148358148096?s=20&#038;t=3G97xF8b7o3bUjm1iW9noA\">lamented<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the <em>Denver Post<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2022\/03\/18\/cherry-creek-high-schools-valedictorian-class-rank\/\">slammed<\/a> the new\u00a0guidance in\u00a0an op-ed piece, headlined, \u201cCherry Creek schools redefine \u2018valedictorian\u2019 as \u2018mediocrity.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe announcement that Cherry Creek high schools would no longer measure or reward excellence came in the form of a page and a half letter ironically labeled in cursive \u2018Dedicated to Excellence,&#8217;\u201d\u00a0the <em>Post<\/em> noted, adding, \u201cThe irony is likely lost on students because cursive is yet another skill no longer taught in Colorado high schools.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>You can follow Alana\u00a0Mastrangelo on\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ARmastrangelo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and Twitter at\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ARmastrangelo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@ARmastrangelo<\/a>, and on\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alanamastrangelo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A woke Colorado school district announced that it will stop recognizing class ranks and valedictorians at their high schools, starting with the class of 2026. 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