In top suburban schools across the country, the valedictorian, a beloved tradition, is rapidly losing its singular meaning as administrators dispense the title to every straight-A student rather than try to choose the best among them.
In addition to the outright sexism of certain male composition teachers — as recently as 1978, Aaron Copland suggested that women had an innate block against creating large-scale musical structures — there is the unintended bias of well-meaning performers, administrators, and, yes, critics, whose choices perpetuate the status quo.
Like the well-meaning crucifixion-administrator in Life of Brian, he's always inwardly hoping that this time they'll be given the soft option, this time the grid will announce they haven't done anything wrong and can probably go free.
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Despite the efforts of well-meaning critics and opera administrators to absorb his work into the operatic tradition, he insists that his shows are shows, and should be presented as shows.
But he is typical of most school administrators, well-meaning, trying to be fair, hoping to shepherd the complex project of the school year forward.
Though he was well meaning, his skill as an administrator was not outstanding, and in 1887 he resigned his see.
"They've memorized the entire holy book, but they don't understand its meaning," said Kamil Ture, a Turkish administrator.
The funding process favors schools that apply for projects early, meaning affluent districts with more seasoned administrators could muscle out poorer ones.
This is one of the last international school job fairs to be held this spring by Search Associates, an education recruitment company, meaning that for some teachers and administrators, this was the last chance to get hired for the autumn.
