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It seems that schools are paying too much attention on academics. For instance, many schools are creating new classes for
students. They continue to add more advanced classes in math and science. They say they want their students to excel in
their academics. They make a huge fuss when students get an A in these advanced classes. All schools care about is the success
of their students academically. Over ¾ of all announcements over the PA system are congratulating students for doing well
in their classes and on their report cards. Why are they doing this?
Athletes are being left out. No one ever hears about how their school's teams are doing. Outside of the athletes themselves
and their close friends, no one knows who the star of the basketball of football team is. This is wrong. Students need to
be more aware of sports. It should be mandatory that every student knows when every game is, and who the game is against.
It seems that no one even cares if their teams are winning or not. After asking Joe Whatshisface about how he felt about
being treated unfairly as an athlete, he replied "It sucks. I am constantly teased for playing sports. Hardly anyone
knows that I am the star of the football team, but I get made fun of anyway. My only friend is the star of the basketball
team, because everyone on the football team hates me for being better than them. My teachers look down on me because I put
sports before grades."
"I would never ruin my reputation by hanging out with a jock," Cathy Whatisitagain says, "Jocks waste their
time out on the field, or whatever it is they call it. They should be spending all of their extra time studying. I sort
of feel sorry for the athletes, but I'm not going to do anything to try to help them. It would be a waste of my time to reach
out to one of the idiots."
After many other interviews, we found only one athlete who fits in with the "in group" His name is Todd Ummnobodycares.
His girlfriend Desiree Do-Gooder says "He has a 3.98 GPA. I knew him before I knew he was an athlete. At first, my
friends weren't too sure about letting him sit with us at lunch, but I changed their minds. So what if he plays foozball,
or whatever you call it again, he has a higher GPA than most of my group"
This is a huge problem at schools across the nation. There is just too much of an inequality gap to let this go unchanged.
Many athletes get extremely depressed because they have little to no friends. Almost no one will give them a chance. It
is hard for athletes to get anywhere in high school.
Schools need to help change this. Achievers in academics shouldn't even be congratulated. It goes to their head and
makes them cocky. It seems that all of our students in advanced classes spend all of their time showing off to the average
students. Just because a student may receive an A+ in A.P. Physics, Calc., Chem., English, or any other A.P. class is no
reason to brag.
Athletes however, are only in the teams to have fun. If schools gave them praise for winning a game every now and then,
they would never let it go to their head. They would be the same people they have always been. There has to be a solution
to this problem.
One solution suggested is that schools should stop adding more advanced classes in academics. Instead, they should create
classes that get students more involved with their school sports. For instance, a writing class should be created having
the requirements of attending school games and writing reports on them. Also, in this suggestion, schools should give high
school Physical education credits to athletes just for participating in sports. This way, they could have a higher GPA, so
that it would be easier for colleges to give them scholarships.
Other suggestions go overboard with the problem, and say that schools should take away all of the advanced classes. This
idea may help the athletes be more equal with their student population, but to take away all of the advanced classes may start
a riot with some disagreeing parents. No school wants parents to start a riot.
It is sad that athletes are being left out while the students taking advanced classes are being praised. It is the athletes
who will do well in life. Statistics show that 90% of jobs don't even require a high school education, so it makes no sense
for schools to motivate their students to do well in academics. If only things were different...
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