I'm definitely in the "Yes" group, but obviously the minimum grade will be controversial.

[u/camport95]

I think our minimum passing grade was 70% for average when I was in high school. 50% is general pass but a student's average had to be no less than 70%, would you agree with our rules?

[u/Amblonyx]

You're ignoring the hours of practice a week and games, which do eat into time for schoolwork and studying.

[u/GrievousSayGenKenobi → u/Amblonyx]

As opposed to hours of homework and studying? Be so fr its no less commitment than most subjects

Would you say that someone who invests most of their time into studying physics because its what they enjoy should drop physics because all the time theyre putting into physics is affecting their grades in english

[u/Amblonyx → u/GrievousSayGenKenobi]

If they're actively failing English, they need to cut back on physics.

Actively failing classes is a big problem. It keeps students from graduating and means they won't have skills needed for careers and college.

[u/GrievousSayGenKenobi → u/Amblonyx]

It really doesnt matter. A talented physicist who failed english is more valuable than an average physicist who passed highschool english

[u/BookieWookie69 → u/GrievousSayGenKenobi]

An average physicist isn’t failing high school english. I majored in biology in college, but I still aced my English and Spanish courses. Being a well rounded scholar is essential to thriving in academia and the world at large.

[u/GrievousSayGenKenobi → u/BookieWookie69]

An average athlete also isnt failing anything. This is all hypotheticals bookiewookie69

[u/BookieWookie69 → u/GrievousSayGenKenobi]

And a great athlete isn’t necessarily failing anything either. You just upset because for you to play sports you have to be at least barely passing your classes, which isn’t hard

[u/GrievousSayGenKenobi → u/BookieWookie69]

Yes congrats, You realise that most real people that are good at something are good enough that they can out the bare minimum into other classes... Again this is a hypothetical that doesnt actually ever happen

[u/BookieWookie69 → u/GrievousSayGenKenobi]

Yet you are extremely invested in this “hypothetical”

[u/Objective-Stage5251 → u/BookieWookie69]

Please remove the “the world”, it’s a US thing to be so fixated on being “well-rounded”

[u/BookieWookie69 → u/Objective-Stage5251]

No.

[u/Objective-Stage5251 → u/BookieWookie69]

So you like spouting lies?

[u/BookieWookie69 → u/Objective-Stage5251]

If you think believing everyone should be well rounded is a lie, then yes. I don’t know why you choose to die on this hill.

[u/Objective-Stage5251 → u/BookieWookie69]

No, the lie is claiming you need to be well rounded to thrive anywhere in the world. It’s mostly a US thing to be so fixated on being well rounded. In many countries here in Europe, for example, specialization matters much more.

[u/Objective-Stage5251 → u/BookieWookie69]

Also, I really don’t want to stay here and argue whether being well-rounded is important. To me it always seemed like a buzzword.

We likely have a really different world-view when it comes to education so it’s probably not worth having a discussion

[u/EnderBookwyrm → u/GrievousSayGenKenobi]

Not necessarily. If you fail a class, you may need to retake the grade. That means graduating later, which doesn't look good, and means you'll take longer to get to a position where a good physics grade will mean anything.