universal freshman eligibility for Montgomery County Public Schools sports and activities

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Anonymous wrote:NP. I don’t think freshman should be allowed to play at all. They need to focus on their studies and sleep. Practices for 4 hours a day, six days a week is like a part time job doing hard physical labor. How many of you would let your 14-15 year old son or daughter work 4 hours a day in a feed warehouse stacking bags of pellets?

My 15 yo was working 20 hours at our local ice cream shop during the school year - and more hours over the summer. She's not a sporty kid at all.

There are plenty of kids who can balance out school - as in keeping up grades - and some outside activity, whether that be work or sports. depends on the kid

But once you remove standards, it becomes demoralizing for kids who can find a balance.

Regarding the IEP comment above, there are sports unrelated to schools.

What is your HHI? Grades correlate with HHI not "trying hard".

My kid works hard. She doesn't receive "enrichment" over the summer. We have been saving for college since she was a baby. (And we have a younger one, too.) She is managing to graduate a year early. Her PSAT scores were through the roof - no extra "training" except for Khan Academy on her own.

Our HHI - which is none of your business - has been cut in half, as I'm career transitioning. We live in an area that's much cheaper. But what drew us here were the schools. Kids work, do sports, and manage to keep up their GPAs. Trades are respected. 50% rule? lol - doesn't exist! Reteaching? reassessing? You either act in a proactive manner by asking for help BEFORE it's too late, or you suffer the consequences.

Hard work is what makes her the kid she is - and lots of encouragement. We don't push her. She pushes herself.

The work hard argument... okay you lost me at hello. You sound fully ignorant.

So you can live off of 1/2 of your HHI... wow! Congrats to your husband.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP. I don’t think freshman should be allowed to play at all. They need to focus on their studies and sleep. Practices for 4 hours a day, six days a week is like a part time job doing hard physical labor. How many of you would let your 14-15 year old son or daughter work 4 hours a day in a feed warehouse stacking bags of pellets?

My 15 yo was working 20 hours at our local ice cream shop during the school year - and more hours over the summer. She's not a sporty kid at all.

There are plenty of kids who can balance out school - as in keeping up grades - and some outside activity, whether that be work or sports. depends on the kid

But once you remove standards, it becomes demoralizing for kids who can find a balance.

Regarding the IEP comment above, there are sports unrelated to schools.

If your 15-year-old asked me, I would tell her: keep your mind on what YOU are doing.

If Kid A is doing school activities even though their grades aren't up, while Kid B's grades are up and they're putting in lots of outside hours, Kid A isn't taking anything away from Kid B.

Seriously, ... what do they want now... playing time for A's, less for B's... WTF

[Anonymous]

Joining a fall sports team greatly helped DC with transition from MS to HS. DC got to know kids in a range of grades and then some of them were in classes and others spoke to DC in the cafeteria which helped DC feel “known.”

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:NP. I don’t think freshman should be allowed to play at all. They need to focus on their studies and sleep. Practices for 4 hours a day, six days a week is like a part time job doing hard physical labor. How many of you would let your 14-15 year old son or daughter work 4 hours a day in a feed warehouse stacking bags of pellets?

My 15 yo was working 20 hours at our local ice cream shop during the school year - and more hours over the summer. She's not a sporty kid at all.

There are plenty of kids who can balance out school - as in keeping up grades - and some outside activity, whether that be work or sports. depends on the kid

But once you remove standards, it becomes demoralizing for kids who can find a balance.

Regarding the IEP comment above, there are sports unrelated to schools.

I really don't think anyone cares what their teammates GPA is as long as they are a contributing member of the team. It is not like they most help the kid study...

[Anonymous]

Regarding the IEP comment above, there are sports unrelated to schools.

Yes if you can afford to pay for them. But then they don’t get to be part of the school community and they don’t get to participate with peers.

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I think GPA requirements for sports is a holdover from the 90's when kids could ditch class, play sports, and still end up gainfully employed. The GPA requirements kept them in line or they couldn't play football anymore. I don't think the "dumb jock" student exists in today's world, or at least not in the DC area schools.

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Not sure where I fall on this but if you remove the floor you also take the pressure off teachers to pass non-performing good athletes that coaches want to see have eligibility. That's a plus, anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a special needs child who has been barred from sports because he is incapable of a 2.0. Even an IEP does not override this requirement. He would have benefited greatly from being able to participate and every single team member agrees. So, I am all for getting rid of it. It’s discriminatory plain and simple.

No it isn't. You shouldn't be practicing for hours after school if you can not even keep a C average. Stop trying to streamline everyone crying discriminatory if we don't. Then come in and change the minimums because your kid is streamlined. Unbelievable.

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How in the world with the grade inflation table and actual grade inflation within the school, does ANYONE have below a 2.0 in MCPS. That is like a 1.0 in any other school district.

And if you can not do that, then you don't deserve a spot on the team. Public schools are for education first and clubs ad activities are extra IF you can handle both.

I guess they are going to get rid of the perks MS kids have when they get honor roll. Instead of going to a study hall, they can go to the gym to have fun. I bet that is considered discriminatory too. No fair!! LOL

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have a special needs child who has been barred from sports because he is incapable of a 2.0. Even an IEP does not override this requirement. He would have benefited greatly from being able to participate and every single team member agrees. So, I am all for getting rid of it. It’s discriminatory plain and simple.

No it isn't. You shouldn't be practicing for hours after school if you can not even keep a C average. Stop trying to streamline everyone crying discriminatory if we don't. Then come in and change the minimums because your kid is streamlined. Unbelievable.

THIS!!!!!

[Anonymous]

Why have grades at all?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have a special needs child who has been barred from sports because he is incapable of a 2.0. Even an IEP does not override this requirement. He would have benefited greatly from being able to participate and every single team member agrees. So, I am all for getting rid of it. It’s discriminatory plain and simple.

No it isn't. You shouldn't be practicing for hours after school if you can not even keep a C average. Stop trying to streamline everyone crying discriminatory if we don't. Then come in and change the minimums because your kid is streamlined. Unbelievable.

You do know there are kids that can study all night long and will still fail a class.

If you can't run a mile in < 6 minutes I think you should be banned from AP classes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why have grades at all?

To get into college. That is literally the only reason to have grades. We don't use grades as a barrier to play a sport, join a club or any other educational activity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I have a special needs child who has been barred from sports because he is incapable of a 2.0. Even an IEP does not override this requirement. He would have benefited greatly from being able to participate and every single team member agrees. So, I am all for getting rid of it. It’s discriminatory plain and simple.

No it isn't. You shouldn't be practicing for hours after school if you can not even keep a C average. Stop trying to streamline everyone crying discriminatory if we don't. Then come in and change the minimums because your kid is streamlined. Unbelievable.

THIS!!!!!

You just posted THIS against streamlining!!! OMG!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How in the world with the grade inflation table and actual grade inflation within the school, does ANYONE have below a 2.0 in MCPS. That is like a 1.0 in any other school district.

And if you can not do that, then you don't deserve a spot on the team. Public schools are for education first and clubs ad activities are extra IF you can handle both.

I guess they are going to get rid of the perks MS kids have when they get honor roll. Instead of going to a study hall, they can go to the gym to have fun. I bet that is considered discriminatory too. No fair!! LOL

Clubs and activities are often the best way to keep a kid engaged at school. So if you're for education first, then you should support clubs and activities.