Americans Should Have No F's In Schools

Our schools sports are very exciting to watch, though the students who are playing could have low grades such as D’s or even F’s. Believing in the quote “academics come before athletics” is one to listen to. Keeping higher grade expectations can help students with their future such as getting a job or holding responsibility. Students should be involved in sports or clubs at the school. Though in order to be in them, there should be rules to look up to to participate.

The rule is that Middle School students should receive no F’s in any subject to participate in sports. It quotes, “All 6th graders are eligible at the beginning of the school year. 7th and 8th grades beginning of the year eligibility is determined by the latest marking period grades.” A problem with this rule is that it is not pushing students to get higher grades for school. As the DSISD states in their Beliefs and Expectations Program, “Students who participate in co-curricular and extracurricular activities tend to have higher grade point averages, better attendance records, lower dropout rates, and fewer discipline problems than students …show more content…
6th graders should have no F’s throughout the year while 7th and 8th graders continue with the rule of no F’s and only two D’s. This could improve grades of students who want to be athletic or want to join sports. Since the students have more limitations with their grades, they would improve and maybe even maintain the higher grade expectations by continuing to go through with it. Also, having the lowest grade to be two D’s could improve the student's responsibilities with their grades which could help them get into different clubs and sports. Another improvement that can help the students, is that it will teach students to study harder and turn in completed homework assignments on time so they’re not failing their classes to be in athletic