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A school that expects academic excellence should be no
less prepared to reward it accordingly. By limiting proficiency
awards to one per student, Martingrove is sending the wrong
message to its student body.
Proficiency awards are generally given out in each OAC
course to the student with the highest mark. However, since
students are only allowed to receive one proficiency, they
are often awarded to the student with the second or even
third-highest mark.
Surely, one would state, the second-place student deserves
an award as well; that student undoubtedly put forth an
outstanding effort. However, third, fourth and probably
fifth-placed student also tried very hard. These students
will be rewarded when their marks allow them entrance to
the university of their choice; however, proficiency awards
should only be awarded to the very best.
One might wonder if this would mean a concentration of
proficiency awards in a small group of students. This is
probably accurate, as it would be expected that the student
with the highest average would have received the highest
mark in a variety of different courses and for this, they
should be recognized.
By spreading proficiency awards over the largest possible
number of students at the expense of recognising excellence,
the value of each award is diminished.
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