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re: Special Needs Student Told To Remove His Varsity Letter
Posted on 3/27/15 at 12:32 pm to forksup
Posted on 3/27/15 at 12:32 pm to forksup
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I just believe you earn some things in life. Heartless? Yes, that's life (well before SJW's and Opera's took over the nation). Give him a reward for something he actually did. Was he the MVP? Most improved? Quite simply he didn't earn a letter.
I think letters are relatively useless but they still stand for an accomplishment for a lot of kids/ some adults.
I'm also speaking as a guy that was the complete opposite of a jock in high school. Debate team, computer games, recreational soccer every other month, community service volunteer. That letter stuff had no relevance to me but I put value in things you earn a lot.
And you're a moron if you think the real value in playing sports or working in any other area is dependent on receiving a piece of cloth shaped as a letter. You don't see the lessons in working hard and making sacrifices for others as a reward and more important gain? Are you really that shallow?
This post was edited on 3/27/15 at 12:34 pm
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Posted on 3/27/15 at 1:48 pm to tiggerthetooth
It's supposed to be an accomplishment for doing something. Something this guy didn't do. Of course I see the merit in teamwork, hard work, and sacrifice. There's other rewards for those things both extrinsic and intrinsic. Give him rewards for THOSE EARNED items.
I'm just making a point that it's a letter and it doesn't matter to me, but it matters to those that made the team and the school's sports teams. Why cheapen it?
Yeah, call me shallow again for saying this kid wearing it cheapens a "letter".
have the coach or varsity team give him a letter jacket as a gift and I'm completely fine with it.
I'm just making a point that it's a letter and it doesn't matter to me, but it matters to those that made the team and the school's sports teams. Why cheapen it?
Yeah, call me shallow again for saying this kid wearing it cheapens a "letter".
have the coach or varsity team give him a letter jacket as a gift and I'm completely fine with it.
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