Currently college athletes represent most of colleges. Many schools have the problem of athletes getting preferential treatment versus typical college students. Many of these young students will dedicate their time on their studies and student athletes who cannot met certain academic requirements, they get special treatment by, school officials aid them throughout college. However, athletic students should be held the same educational standards as non-athletic because it serves integrity to the school and the student body.
Athletes have such a high commitment to sports and trying to find time to study and attend class. Knowing that they have trouble balancing sports and school, school officials give them an extra hand, making sure their academic …show more content…
Therefore, this means they potentially miss a test and make it up whenever they want to. Meaning they will have extra time to study and be prepared for the test. Even though, athletes miss class due to their games, they should learn to manage their time wisely to be held to the same standards as the rest of the students. How about typical college students? Typically, college students can’t make up a test if they miss school because work kept her/him up late. That’s unfair just because athletes are playing in college, they can make up the test or do whatever they want, but non-athletes can’t make up the test or miss class because of their work, why because it’s not school relative? Also, when athletes struggle in class, teachers give them extra opportunities to pass the class and not to non-athletics. It’s not reasonable how non-athletics students have to work twice as hard to earn the same grade as the athletes. When I was in high school, I was the manager for the track and field for discus throw when I would miss class, my teachers wouldn’t let me makeup test or classwork because I was the manager of the team. One of my teachers told me that I'm not considered being on the team since I was the manager the only ones who would be able to make up late work would be the athletes on the team. It’s an inequity how special treatment for athletes takes away opportunities from other non-athletic
Athletes have such a high commitment to sports and trying to find time to study and attend class. Knowing that they have trouble balancing sports and school, school officials give them an extra hand, making sure their academic …show more content…
Therefore, this means they potentially miss a test and make it up whenever they want to. Meaning they will have extra time to study and be prepared for the test. Even though, athletes miss class due to their games, they should learn to manage their time wisely to be held to the same standards as the rest of the students. How about typical college students? Typically, college students can’t make up a test if they miss school because work kept her/him up late. That’s unfair just because athletes are playing in college, they can make up the test or do whatever they want, but non-athletes can’t make up the test or miss class because of their work, why because it’s not school relative? Also, when athletes struggle in class, teachers give them extra opportunities to pass the class and not to non-athletics. It’s not reasonable how non-athletics students have to work twice as hard to earn the same grade as the athletes. When I was in high school, I was the manager for the track and field for discus throw when I would miss class, my teachers wouldn’t let me makeup test or classwork because I was the manager of the team. One of my teachers told me that I'm not considered being on the team since I was the manager the only ones who would be able to make up late work would be the athletes on the team. It’s an inequity how special treatment for athletes takes away opportunities from other non-athletic