Where do talbots sympathies lie does she believe that naming a single valedictorian is right or wrong?

Firstly:

Where do talbots sympathies lie?

Answer:

Talbot didn't provide clear and direct answer

Secondly:

does she believe that naming a single valedictorian is right or wrong?

Answer:

Talbot gave her view on either sides which are "designed for a simpler time" and "something is lost if schools eliminate"

Talbot never gives a clear cut answer, because she offers her opinion on both sides "designed for a simpler time" "something is lost if schools eliminate".