Posted on 05/21/2014 1:57:13 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
That is just astounding !
And that is their choice - if they want the higher GPA they can choose not to play sports and instead focus on the AP courses. See - free will, free to choose - you shouldn’t expect those who want to put their all into education to share it with those who want to play.
When I graduated high school 60 years ago I had a 4.0 and that was as high as you could get.
I think everyone is misunderstanding my statement.
I have no intention of “giving” an athlete a grade he doesn’t deserve.
I’m saying that there are some outstanding athletes who are also outstanding scholars, with just as outstanding 5.0s in every AP class they take, yet they are not in the top 10% of their class ranking, because their other activities are not ranked as high.
A student who can pull all 5.0s in every AP class AND be an all-star quarterback AND be an all-state musician is a much better overall performer than the kid who sits at home studying all day. Yet the “system” has no way to measure that.
The key point, here, is the student in question has EARNED 5.0s in AP classes and still participated in sports, not given A’s to stay on the team.
Wow, what an exceptional young lady.
Mother is probably the most underappreciated job in our society.
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