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<blockquote data-quote="Rodney Kent" data-source="post: 28143" data-attributes="member: 923"><p>I am not suggesting this, but I feel comfortable that the following process often takes place. Many times a student in High School likes certain subjects and does well on them. Other subjects, he does not like and fails them. The problem may not be his learning ability, but his interest. It seems very reasonable to me that some recruits may not have the necessary grades to enter Tech, may be marginal, and has the aptitude to do the work. Since there are tutors available to help the student-athletes learn the subjects, I assume these recruits are exceptions and given scholarships.</p><p> </p><p>I believe these students often appreciate the scholarship and education. They may well become some of the most successful graduates in the business environment because they learned the value of working hard while getting their degree. It sometimes carries over into the business world. It is even possible that some of these student-athletes become wealthy and become some of the boosters who have helped support funding for Tech athletics and educational facilities. No, Tech should not falsify grades to keep a great football player elligible, but they should take the extra effort to help an athete learn his studies.</p><p> </p><p>I have a grandson in college now. He was taking an Algebra/Trig course. He had a hard time with it, but worked his tail off trying to pass it. He wound up with a C in it, but two A's in his other subjects. He told the teacher he worked harder on trying to learn this subject than any other class he has ever attended. He turned in a lot of additional homework on the remainder of the problems that were not marked for homework. She eventually gave him a B for all of his effort, extra work, and trying so hard. He was elated that she changed the grade because he wanted to keep his grade-point average high. This also proved to him that his efforts paid off in the long run. The teacher and the student worked together to produce a win-win situation, a perceptive teacher and a more thanful student.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rodney Kent, post: 28143, member: 923"] I am not suggesting this, but I feel comfortable that the following process often takes place. Many times a student in High School likes certain subjects and does well on them. Other subjects, he does not like and fails them. The problem may not be his learning ability, but his interest. It seems very reasonable to me that some recruits may not have the necessary grades to enter Tech, may be marginal, and has the aptitude to do the work. Since there are tutors available to help the student-athletes learn the subjects, I assume these recruits are exceptions and given scholarships. I believe these students often appreciate the scholarship and education. They may well become some of the most successful graduates in the business environment because they learned the value of working hard while getting their degree. It sometimes carries over into the business world. It is even possible that some of these student-athletes become wealthy and become some of the boosters who have helped support funding for Tech athletics and educational facilities. No, Tech should not falsify grades to keep a great football player elligible, but they should take the extra effort to help an athete learn his studies. I have a grandson in college now. He was taking an Algebra/Trig course. He had a hard time with it, but worked his tail off trying to pass it. He wound up with a C in it, but two A's in his other subjects. He told the teacher he worked harder on trying to learn this subject than any other class he has ever attended. He turned in a lot of additional homework on the remainder of the problems that were not marked for homework. She eventually gave him a B for all of his effort, extra work, and trying so hard. He was elated that she changed the grade because he wanted to keep his grade-point average high. This also proved to him that his efforts paid off in the long run. The teacher and the student worked together to produce a win-win situation, a perceptive teacher and a more thanful student. [/QUOTE]
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