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 agree, and thats why everyone needs to focus on their grades when they are in sports or band or choir or something else, because one failing student can let the whole team down
I feel that students shouldn't be able to participate in practices if they are failing a class but they should be able to compete but if they are failing two or more then they can't compete. This gives students a chance to still participate if they are one of the more important people and it also gives them time to get their grades up. Some kids could be failing because of a test and that is something that could take several days to bring it up and if that gets put in the day before the game them not going to the game wouldn't do anything.
I believe that grades do come before sports, but I do think that if the student is on the edge of failing and not failing and only has a few then they should be able to play. I think that if its like more than at least 1 or 2 failing classes then no they shouldn't be able to participate in sports.
Then there will be lots of failing students because they arent going to focus so much on school
I have never had to sit out a game because of my classes. I have however, had two of my teamates be ineligible because of failing classes. These two teamates were essential to our team and without their help, the contest won't go as it was planned out for weeks of practice.
thats why everyone needs to focus more on grades because then they let the team down aslo
I have never had to sit out a game beause of failing a class. I do struggle with doing work when in a sport because I never have time to do my work at home. I think that you shouldn't have to sit out if your failing a class cause a teacher can just load you with homework and you don't have time to do it.
I think instead of going to practice or games sometimes you should go to the teacher and have them help
I haven't had to sit out of any of my sports because of failing, and I hope I never have to. I dont really struggle with homework that much but if I did I think it would be a great idea for me to sit out. Giving people more time to focus on grades and homework could help them in the long run. It gives people more time to get all of there work done and not stress as much for there sport. Expescially if you need more time to do your homework outside of school.
I agree and more kids need to focus in their study halls to get work done also or ask a teacher for help
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