Should Student Athletes Be Allowed In High Schools Essay
When it comes to McEachern Sports, I feel like certain groups of athletes at the school are put to a lower standard than the rest of the population. Being a student Athlete is a lot harder than just being a student. With long practices everyday, no matter midterms, or finals, being exhausted after school and then going home and having to study or finish homework or a project. It can sometimes be hard to squeeze in the work load.
Of course, I realize, this isn't the problem everywhere. Not all athletes have bad grades, McEachern High School has always been know as the athletic school in Powder Springs, and Hillgrove as the Academic. Although Hillgrove has beaten us many times in various sports, so what makes the Hillgrove students better than …show more content…
Nevertheless not all the athletes would be able to. At the end of Freshman year the athletes with the highest grade point average, should be able to choose first, when they want study hall, making it an incentive to do well.
Study Hall itself: Every Day the student would come to class (A computer lab with a teacher during their planning) and work on any assignments they need to get done.
Negative drawbacks: I believe its built in teenagers DNA to be social, of course students will want to talk to each other, and maybe get less work done. What if study hall turns into a grounds for cheating and copying other student's assignments? What if students skip study hall? There are many negative drawbacks, but it should be up to the student if he or she wants to use the resource of study hall.
When visiting colleges for lacrosse, all the schools had mandatory student athlete study sessions. Once a week, or maybe even more. The athlete was required to go to study hall, or tutoring, or even the library. Sit down and work on all the assignments they needed to. I feel like incorporating this earlier than college would be a great way for students to understand their study habits and use them to their advantage in High
Of course, I realize, this isn't the problem everywhere. Not all athletes have bad grades, McEachern High School has always been know as the athletic school in Powder Springs, and Hillgrove as the Academic. Although Hillgrove has beaten us many times in various sports, so what makes the Hillgrove students better than …show more content…
Nevertheless not all the athletes would be able to. At the end of Freshman year the athletes with the highest grade point average, should be able to choose first, when they want study hall, making it an incentive to do well.
Study Hall itself: Every Day the student would come to class (A computer lab with a teacher during their planning) and work on any assignments they need to get done.
Negative drawbacks: I believe its built in teenagers DNA to be social, of course students will want to talk to each other, and maybe get less work done. What if study hall turns into a grounds for cheating and copying other student's assignments? What if students skip study hall? There are many negative drawbacks, but it should be up to the student if he or she wants to use the resource of study hall.
When visiting colleges for lacrosse, all the schools had mandatory student athlete study sessions. Once a week, or maybe even more. The athlete was required to go to study hall, or tutoring, or even the library. Sit down and work on all the assignments they needed to. I feel like incorporating this earlier than college would be a great way for students to understand their study habits and use them to their advantage in High