Apparently, some high schools now have multiple valedictorians as a matter of course

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The comments are ALL over the board. Is this a sign of rampant grade inflation, or does it reduce pointless competition over a meaningless distinction? Does this keep us from teaching kids about The Real World, or does it keep the focus on learning instead of grades? If one of the people in the top ten got their high grades by focusing on music, does that mean their classes weren't as rigorous as the science major's, or does it mean that by not recognizing that guy you're punishing kids for branching out?

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Quick question

If somebody were to randomly neologize the term "Aunt-in-law" or "Uncle-in-law", would you assume that to mean that it was THEIR aunt/uncle by marriage (that is, their parent's sibling's spouse) OR that it was their spouse's aunt/uncle?

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