Debate rages on in the news, coffee shops, office water-coolers and pretty much anywhere we go regarding this phenomenon known as the “No Zero Policy.” To date I have not met a single educated person who agrees with this ridiculous policy. Of course I haven’t had an opportunity to speak with any of the geniuses in the school system who put more trust in “gurus” than they do in science and fact. Suffice it to say, any reasonable, thinking, successful person will tell you the no zero policy is an insult to those who work hard to achieve their goals in life.
What message are we sending to our children if they are permitted to pass without completing or, as in many cases, not even attempting to complete assignments received in school? Are we telling them that it is okay to be a slacker? Are we relaying to them the message the world does indeed owe them a living? How can anything good come out of sending our children on to university, college, or into the workforce completely ill prepared for the realities these institutions will force them to face? Yet these are precisely the messages we are sending them out there with.
