Please Stop Celebrating Regular Kids Like They Are Exceptional

Marley K.
Marley K.
Sep 7, 2018 · 7 min read
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I went to what was supposed to be a 5th-grade ceremony for upper middle-class students this past Spring. It was held with all the pomp and circumstance of a high school awards ceremony at feeder high school in the high school’s fancy auditorium. It looked like it was going to be a really nice event at first.

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Marley K.

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Trying to make sense of the senseless. Teller of truth. I have opinions. I’m a Southern Raceologist. Lover of the living. I like coffee: www.ko-fi.com/marleyk

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