As you can see there are many people who go out for sports, but there are also many students who are failing some classes and are in sports. Most schools say that if you are failing a class or classes you can not play the sport for a week or two. It just keeps you more focused on your homework and classes, so instead of going to practice after school or games then you go to the teacher you need help from. Our school checks our grades about once a quarter to see if we are failing a class and if we are we can't play sports for a few games. It used to be every Monday that they would check grades then they changed it. Do you think that is better for the students?
Lots of research says that students in Harford County Public Schools can fail up to 6 classes in four years of high school and still earn a Maryland diploma. But the local school board voted to adopt the more stringent No Pass/No Play rule, by gradually limiting the number of classes a student could fail and still participate in extracurricular activities. It used to be if you were failing two classes you could but then it was one and then none. Most schools are this way because graduating is more important even though lost of schools want you to go out for sports but they also need you caught up in your classes.
Lots of parents punish their children by grounding them or taking something away from them when they have bad grades or are failing a class. So that gives them a chance to change and focus more on their grades. Sometime it's not the best option to take things away from their child, a lot of kids love sports and that's their way of getting out of the house, letting everything go and just being a kid. Sports can really help a kid develop new things, but it can also take the benefit away from their learning. I think that graduating from high school is more important than playing sports and focusing on them a lot more. If you can’t do sports and have good grades I don’t think its best for you.
Kids shouldn't be able to play if they fail a class because it teaches the child that the commitments he or she made when they became a member of a sports team really are not important enough that they can't be broken. It also deprives the child of the chance to learn new skills that may actually improve academic performance.
Have you ever had to sit out of a game or two becasue of your classes?
If you are in a sport do you ever struggle with homeowork/grades and the sport?
If you don't do sports what are your thoughts on this?
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I have never been inelligible or have had to sit out a game, but many people I know have, and yes it does suck not being able to play your sport, but I think it's beneficial to take the time to yourself, and to catch up on your grades, by focusing on school rather than sports.
I agree, need to focus on both adn get everything done
I do not think you should be able to play sports if you have a failing grade. I think that if you are failing a class teachers want you to obviously get your grade up so doing a sport is a distraction. I think that not being able to do the sport you love is also an incentive to try to push you to get your grade up. Overall it would stink to not be able to play but it is a good reason to work harder in class.
I agree, kids should know they need good grades to play sports
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