Originally Posted by amylou
I still feel uncomfortable about attending -- it would be one thing if the ceremony involved achievement based on significant effort on their part. But in this case all they did was show up for a test I signed them up for.
That's honestly the case here too. I guess that I didn't think about it that way b/c some of the kids who get accolades for their athletic achievement, for instance, didn't necessarily work super hard to achieve that well. They may just be fast runners who get ribbons at school for being the first place runner at field day.

You do bring up an interesting point, though, b/c I am interested in stressing work ethic more than just being "smart" with no effort. We'll be hearing tomorrow, I believe, via email if dds made the WATS awards.

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