universal freshman eligibility for Montgomery County Public Schools sports and activities

[Anonymous]

If a kid cannot get a 2.0 GPA in the modern era of public school then they have some serious issues that are not being addressed. Those need to be handled before they spend 20hrs a week playing sports after school. Changing this rule is a horrible idea if the purpose of public school is getting an educational foundation. If they like sports, they can take a PE class or two. Might help with their 1.x GPA.

[Anonymous]

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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.

There are non-sports activities and clubs that are a 1-3 hour a week commitment rather than 20-24 and will actually support academically underperforming students.

[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.

That makes sense. Most of us spend all day running rather than reading, writing, and doing math. We should just have our kids focus on speed and agility rather than literacy. There’s an infinite number of jobs as professional athletes. Those of that are focusing on academics are completely misguided.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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.

Not even close. A 2.0 is almost failing, and if the average is that low it would be highly alarming (discounting any disabilities). So try a better comparison to running a mile in < 6 mins: A 2.0 avg is more comparable to being unable to jog a mile in 17 minutes. In that case yeah, maybe you shouldn't attempt an AP class (kidding of course, since a school's primary purpose is education not sports).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Not even close. A 2.0 is almost failing, and if the average is that low it would be highly alarming (discounting any disabilities). So try a better comparison to running a mile in < 6 mins: A 2.0 avg is more comparable to being unable to jog a mile in 17 minutes. In that case yeah, maybe you shouldn't attempt an AP class (kidding of course, since a school's primary purpose is education not sports).

No, it's not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Not even close. A 2.0 is almost failing, and if the average is that low it would be highly alarming (discounting any disabilities). So try a better comparison to running a mile in < 6 mins: A 2.0 avg is more comparable to being unable to jog a mile in 17 minutes. In that case yeah, maybe you shouldn't attempt an AP class (kidding of course, since a school's primary purpose is education not sports).

No, it's not.

Umm yeah, I'm pretty sure it's close to failing in most people's minds, even if not quite on paper.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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!

I posted this because I am sick of everyone wanting to be a part of something and then everyone that gets to be part of something wants to get things changed instead of conforming to what they initially wanted to be a part of. They add more kids to compacted math because it is not fair to the kids that aren't in it. Then they dumb down the curriculum and the kids are failing IM and backing out to retake Math6.

They start the HIGH cohort group in middle school and everyone complains that it isn't fair so now they are mixed with all the students and basically just have extra homework now.

Streamlining kids is fine, if they can handle the class and the requirements. Lowering the requirements or now a GPA for sports activity by saying it isn't fair because the child is not ever capable of a 2.0 because they can't handle the streamline class, is ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

School is for education, not sports. If they can’t handle a 2.0, then they should be focusing on improving their grades, not practicing sports. How many of them are seriously going to have a career playing sports professionally? It’s far more important to have basic reading, writing, and math skills. As a parent, if you don’t think so, then you’re really doing a disservice to your child. I was an athlete and a mathlete in school but I always knew my priorities.

[Anonymous]

For all of you who are outraged, have you read the current policy? I found it here:

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/policy/pdf/iqdra.pdf

The requirement isn't a 2.0 GPA, it is a 2.0 average in the previous grading period. Yes, I know that everyone who post here has children who are geniuses and have never gotten below an A. But there have to be some average students for whom one bad quarter could results in an average below 2.0 for the quarter.

I agree that academics are important, but I can also see the damage that being held out of all school activities would do. Remember, it isn't just sports. The requirement applies to all activities.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Not even close. A 2.0 is almost failing, and if the average is that low it would be highly alarming (discounting any disabilities). So try a better comparison to running a mile in < 6 mins: A 2.0 avg is more comparable to being unable to jog a mile in 17 minutes. In that case yeah, maybe you shouldn't attempt an AP class (kidding of course, since a school's primary purpose is education not sports).

No, it's not.

Umm yeah, I'm pretty sure it's close to failing in most people's minds, even if not quite on paper.

C- is <2.0

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:School is for education, not sports. If they can’t handle a 2.0, then they should be focusing on improving their grades, not practicing sports. How many of them are seriously going to have a career playing sports professionally? It’s far more important to have basic reading, writing, and math skills. As a parent, if you don’t think so, then you’re really doing a disservice to your child. I was an athlete and a mathlete in school but I always knew my priorities.

I disagree.. teamwork, cooperation, and all the other stuff you learn in sports is more important than AP History.

[Anonymous]

The eligibility requirement applies to school sports and activities, as in plays, orchestra, student government, etc.

Why does everyone immediately assume that altering the requirement would only to benefit stupid athletes who care nothing about school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

That makes sense. Most of us spend all day running rather than reading, writing, and doing math. We should just have our kids focus on speed and agility rather than literacy. There’s an infinite number of jobs as professional athletes. Those of that are focusing on academics are completely misguided.

That makes sense. A student who is struggling should be left in his basement to become more depressed and turn to drugs instead of on the field with his friends learning teamwork, determination, cooperation.

There's an infinite number of jobs as lawyers and doctors. Those of us that think sports provide invaluable positive lessons are completely misguided.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The eligibility requirement applies to school sports and activities, as in plays, orchestra, student government, etc.

Why does everyone immediately assume that altering the requirement would only to benefit stupid athletes who care nothing about school?

We know the gay dudes are included too.

[Anonymous]

Sports are educational, but they also take time away from other subjects. My dd's JV games required leaving in 6th period every time there was an away game. That's fine for kids who are able to keep up the material, but kids shouldn't be allowed to get stretched too thin if they aren't already succeeding.