Should Students Get A GPA?

As Malala Yousafzai once said, “In some parts of the world, students are going to school every day. It's their normal life. But in other parts of the world, we are starving for education... it's like a precious gift. It's like a diamond.” This quote is relevant because education is the most important thing children obtain at school. In the United States students have the privilege of receiving a public education and should put it above athletics. I believe that students should have to keep a certain GPA in order to play sports. If a student’s GPA drops below the set standard, then that student has not fully gained the learning that is expected of them. If students are planning on attending college they will need a good education,

They need to be able to get into college, but cannot do that when they have a low GPA. Athletes are in school to learn and being able to play a sport is a privilege. A student's first priority should be to keep their grades up, rather than how well they are doing in a certain sport. Many of the best athletes out there are the ones who have good a GPA and care about their grades. Students who plan to attend college will need a certain GPA based on what college they want to get into. Some colleges will require you to have a higher GPA to get into them than others. The student athlete's education is the most important thing they get through grade school. The athlete's education does not come from playing sports, but rather working in the classroom. Studies show the harder a student works in class the harder they will work on the court or on the field. Athletic scholarships are very limited, whereas academic scholarships are more available. There are local scholarships and scholarships that come from the college for academics. There are many local academic scholarships for money, some worth much more than others. However, if a student's GPA begins to drop they may not be qualified for these scholarships. When students go to college and don't play a sport they are judged based on their grades not their athletic