Comments | coreyleigh: What are we teaching our kids?

coreyleigh

What are we teaching our kids?

Jan 26, 2006 16:49

So one of my fellow teachers was asked today to "give" a student 2 points on their semester grade from last semester so that the student can go on to play football at UT. I was conpletely dumbfounded at this request. The student, a lazy, cocky student who doesn't try in class, made a whopping 11 on his ACT test this year ( Read more... )

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Grrr marshmallo625 January 26 2006, 16:28:04 UTC

I completely agree with you.

I hope you are doing well. We miss you. :(

Nitpicky Me olorin_the_grey January 27 2006, 08:19:57 UTC

Well, technically he knows he has to work hard...

at football.

Re: Nitpicky Me coreyleigh January 27 2006, 10:43:44 UTC

Well technically he doesn't try very hard there either... he enough, and does enough to get him by.

And the real question is . . . ditz929 January 27 2006, 17:35:01 UTC

would you do it and face losing your job?

or

would you stick to your morals?

Re: And the real question is . . . coreyleigh January 28 2006, 10:44:02 UTC

Unfortunately in our sports-driven society this type of this is "overlooked" more than anything else.

I would say that either way you are putting yourself at risk to lose your job. One, because it is illegal, and the other side because you aren't a "team" player.