a point in the on-going art show debate

I had a conversation with my CT yesterday that made me re-think my opinion regarding the art show. I thought that it would be difficult to tell the students that the best 5 pieces of art would get to be showcased at UNBC and the rest would not. I sympathize (and still do) with the argument made that some students are just always good at art and others may never be recognized. There may be one student that tries really hard and puts a lot into a piece that still is not considered in the top five. However, my CT reminded me that not every student will be good at art. There will be five students that are really good and everyone in the class will know it. But a good teacher finds everyone's strengths in different areas....in the real world we will not all be recognized for art or our math skills, etc...so it is okay to recognize only five students for their art work. She did caution me though, to not tell the class about the show, if the students who are asked to be in it want to share that with others, that is okay but I don't need to announce it and make it into a competition. Anyways I am taking this advice because I agree that recognizing everyone for everything they do is not necessarily real world nor helpful to the child.