Kids, lock up your grammar homework. Do not let any other students see how you performed on your last history test. While you're at it, you better give up your hopes of winning the spelling bee, because it will be canceled.
Any school that would encourage this behavior sounds off-kilter.
But in Nashville, Tenn., practices like these might be considered beneficial to the student.
This overly-paranoid educational epidemic has not hit Indiana, but education students should be aware of what they could be getting into.
The movement to hide students' performance from other students has altered the educational environment. If these ideas pass into law, teachers will no longer be able to display class work.
Some argue that some children's school experience might be more bearable if they are not constantly subjected to the work of children who earn higher grades.
But what about the children that work hard in school? Our future educators and administrators should instill confidence in students instead of teaching children to be ashamed of their achievements.
Not every child is stellar in every field. Some adults can vouch for the fact that they were ridiculed because they were not athletic, popular or skilled in a specific academic area.
The process of realizing that everyone's talents are different is part of life. Instead of praising children on their uniqueness, these schools are moving towards hiding all achievements. They are also forcing children to ignore their weaknesses.
Children are intelligent beings. Instead of indulging them and keeping them from any disappointment, children should be aware of what areas need work, and praised in the areas in which they excel.
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