"My son starting taking AP courses during the 2nd semester of his freshman year. He breezed through freshman English with an A, but was terribly bored and not challenged. He now takes half of his classes AP and is definitely NOT making A's. He struggles sometimes but would never give up on the classes because he likes being with kids who WANT to challenge themselves.
I worry about college acceptance when AP grades are B's and C's but I'm encouraged by words from his AP History teacher at our Open House this past Monday. He said that even if the grades are low, the AP classes are a better preparation for college classes. Students who don't learn at the AP level, he believes, have more difficulty in college classes - especially without parents there to help them.
It concerns me that we are making it easy for athletes (or whoever) to pass classes at lower levels and they are rewarded with scholarships. My son, on the other hand, is making an effort at higher learning but he won't be rewarded for that with a scholarship."
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I listened to the show on no pass no play and it seems that the consensus is that all athletes are being "given" grades to pass instead of earning them. While this may be the case in some instances, I believe for most it is not. If the grades are being "given" then someone needs to go afer the teachers and coaches and whomever is allowing this to happen. My son plays high school basketball and his grades are well above passing. I see to it that he earns his grades. I don't tolerate 'just passing'. If you think it is bad in the high school, you should look at college level athletics. I completed my degree from a college in north Texas which apparently regards the athletic program higher than it does education. I was told that when an athlete registers for classes he is told what professor to take where he will be guaranteed a passing grade with little or no effort. I had such athletes in my classes. We had early dismissal on game days and sometimes no class on game days. The players would come to class late if at all. On occasion, coaches would show up to class to see who was there and cell phones would begin calling teammates to get to class. I, along with other classmates, studied and did all the work we were asked to do for these classes and were awarded the same grade as those who did little or nothing. We knew we would benefit from the learning and the athletes were just that .... athletes with a degree that they didn't earn. Someday it will catch up to them.
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