in a way, this post reminds of the Post/thread last year about the boy that couldn't be a pitcher in his local baseball league because he was toooo good although in his proper age group... and in that thread someone replied about saying you can't use "red" ink anymore to grade papers and how PC everthing has become.
It appears that "thick skin" hasn't been passed down from the baby boomer generation (in general) and we've become a "sweep Johnie's short comings under the rug"... this falls in line with s0kker games not keeping score. PLEASE, this is crazy!!!!
The school systems should be on the same grade scale regardless of grade/district/self-serving reason. That's life, whether we like it or not, LIFE is about survival, and if we don't level with students early on and point out that they need help.... what are we becoming? Just like the lil' boy that worked hard to be a great pitcher and now he's being punished----WHAT IS THAT???? We standardize on mph, inches, weights, shoe sizes (almost) and many other "measurable" metrics but skip out on the areas where we can actually improve upon with a little more work and honesty! Wow!