I am waiting for this topic to come up on the internet.

[vesta111]

    Fox news shows a spot on a Principal that posted the names of students that fail a class and posted school events off limits to them.

Some of the parents went nuts, their problem was not with their kids that flunked out, they were angry that they were placed on public display.

Little Johnny could no longer play foot ball, young Sally had to be dropped from the Cheerleading Squad.   

This is I believe been going on for a couple years.  Strange but the kids that want to play sports began to getter grades.    To fail a class meant that kid could not attend dances at the school.   How odd that the girls that were failing soon brought their grades up.

Up popes one parent that  objected to his kid having to earn the right to Play sports and not have it known he is an idiot.  I keep hearing the words of privacy etc.------Just try to get a job and withour your knowledge and the company is getting your schooling transcripts. 

 Tell me why is it OK to publish in the news papers the honor students and not publish the kids that are flunking out.?



         

[MrsSmith]

In a lot of places, it is no longer OK to publish the names of honor students.  Many schools have stopped posting them anywhere...it makes the other kids "feel bad."   

[Javelin]

I have no problem with not letting kids play sports or attend events if their grades are suffering.  I would say that even if they are barely passing they still should not be allowed to partake in events.  I would say that a C average would be sufficient to allow them to play and go to events.

My issue with the whole thing is privacy.  Personally if my kid is an honor student I wouldnt want their name in the paper just the same as if my child were failing, there is no need for them to be brought out publically at all.  Its not like they won a spot on American Idol or something.  They pay the consequences of not doing well and then reap the rewards if they do well.  Publicity of any kind does nothing for the child that is good on either end of the spectrum. 

The way I see it, I work a job to take care of them and its their job to do well in school.  The reward for doing well is small but the consequence for doing poorly is heavy.  Life is no different.  The reward for me working well is that I get to have a full belly of food and a warm home and roof over my head.  I dont get my name in the paper or a parade down main street.  Yet if I do poorly I am out in the street cold and hungry. 

We are to prepare our children for life not set up or children for life to run over them.  If they always feel like the butt end of a joke for a failure they may not learn as well from mistakes.  Likewise if we over reward them for doing well in their job they will too often look for the pat on the back then say screw it when its not given to them for they feel as if they are deserving of it.  There is a balance.

[shadeaux]

I pulled my own out of football in his senior year the week of a very big game.  I didn't care what anyone thought either. The rules were, you make the grade, you play.  You don't make the grade, you ride the pine.

Amazing what that did for his next test score.

I don't have a problem with honor roll in the newspaper but the fail stuff I do.  I don't see the point and most kids nowadays have no shame so it wouldn't matter.  Sad but true.