Ban on school prize givings may damage students, says headmaster
(WorldNews New Zealand)

An Auckland Secondary school headmaster says banning school prize givings at a primary school level could be damaging to students. Silverdale School and Stella Maris Primary on the Hibiscus Coast have both scrapped their end of year prize givings because they don`t want to upset children who miss out. Silverdale Primary School principal Cameron Lockie argued that children should try to succeed because they want to, not because of rewards that he calls `subjective at best`. At nearby Stella Maris Primary they have also got rid of the end of year ceremonies. Principal...