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Originally Posted by kunkstyle
Yes, it should be mandatory, but I've always thought it shouldn't be part of the grade average.
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I'd say the issue is with how it is graded, not that it is part of the average. It should be about effort, not results. I was never quite as good as many other kids in sports, and struggled to even get a bronze in the Participaction challenge. (Flexed arm hang ring a bell with anybody?)
I would say that I pretty much gave up trying by the middle of elementary, and then didn't play much sports in junior high and high school. However if students were rewarded based upon their effort, maybe I would have tried harder.