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Originally Posted by Tom Line
I disagree there needs to be bounds set at all.
If the students other activites are not suffering, why would we limit their potential?
That's the policy we take. They know that school comes first. The more responsible students don't need to be told that. The other ones get a very stern counciling session should their grades slip at all.
How do kids develop personal responsibility if we shield them from making any bad decisions? Many people learn more from mistakes than they do from being told.
I see this as a step toward nannyism that the school shouldn't be taking. Where are their parents? The mentors? It's not a school's responsibility to manage these kids outside of school.
In fact, if no one on your team had their grades slip substantially, then I would argue that this is an answer that is in search of a problem.
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Agreed, our #1 student in terms of hours (and I mean just some KILLER hours), is also our student with the highest GPA. He got a B once, in AP Euro, but for a technical kid that aint bad.