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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes
 Sports is the very last place in public school where students are actually expected to adhere to decent values like honoring your commitments to something other than your own self.
You admit practice is only 2 hours out of the day. So the test and tutors couldn't be scheduled for any of the other 22 hours? 
My kids have played intense sports and managed to do makeup tests before school, during lunch or free periods and doctors appointments etc during other hours.
I was thrilled to have them get a real life understanding of the commitments and sacrifices that are needed to excel in other areas of life.
Keep your meddling, snowflake coddling Karen hands off sports culture. The meddling has ruined every other aspect of public school. 
Please and thanks.[/quote]

As a non-American, the way I see it is that academics have been bending backwards for sports for a long time - no teacher would be allowed to act the way many coaches do. I think that in any other country, it would be considered insane to prioritize 2 hours of sports practice *per day* over everything else, unless you're at a national or international level. There are obviously not 22 hours left in the day, given... school, and also like, sleeping, commuting, eating. High schools start before 8 am and most people (unless they're on the swim team) don't believe it's reasonable to schedule things before school starts.

That being said, it's definitely true that once someone commits to something, they should try their utmost to follow through, whether it's sports, tutoring, a birthday party etc. There are times when things conflict and then you have to make a choice, but live with the consequences (like if you miss practice, maybe you'll be benched for the next game.)[/quote]
also non-American and I will never understand the sports obsession in this country at the HS and college levels. BTW OP-is this a certain HS in Vienna? [/quote]

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