Monday, November 17, 2008

Nutana Collegiate Should Change It's Name to Nutana "High" School

The principals and teachers at Nutana must get high during their PD days, because on Friday, Nutana Collegiate initiated a proposal that is the first of it's kind in the country - not failing students in school. I'm not even sure where to start with this one. First off, let me say that this is one of the stupidest ideas I have ever heard of in my life! Who runs this school - monkeys? Get real people. What is this teaching our kids? If you can't fail, why try? Why go to school at all? You're just setting these kids up for bigger failures in life.

For example, if they never receive a mark below 50%, get a huge student loan to go to university, flunk out or drop out because it's too hard (and there's no one to hold their hand like in high school), can't get a real job because they have no useful educational skills, and are in debt forever but they can't pay it off...You catch my drift. Or do you because you are to stupid to understand what I'm saying even though you "passed" high school.

There is probably a reason why no one else is doing this in the country. I imagine it's because it's a ridiculous idea with life-long consequences. What's next? We're going to let people slip through the cracks just because we want to be politically correct? I can't even voice my frustration at these staff members who support this idea. I have no words strong enough. When a person is hired for a job and sees an "incomplete" instead of a fail, what message is that saying to the employer. Not only did you fail, but you didn't even try. At least if you tried and failed, you put in an effort. It's giving a free pass to people who don't deserve it and bringing down those who do try and do succeed. We already have enough unskilled workers in this province, we certainly don't need more. If I wanted that, I could hire a bunch of monkeys to work and accomplish the same thing.

They're worried about hurting the kids feelings. Well, let me tell you, when I failed classes in high school, it made me go back and do them again once I realized that I couldn't get a real job. And what about the people who do put in the extra effort and do really well? What about their feelings? This isn't a big love in; it's the real world and students need to be prepared properly, not spoon fed. You people should know better than that.

I did go to Nutana and as for me, I would never hire anyone who came out of that school once this goes through (providing it does).

Here is a link to the story on this topic:

Nutana Collegiate No Failures

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