Every year, the number of ineligible students rises, evidence that the 2.0 GPA policy may not be working. The intent of the policy is to encourage those students who are close to ineligibility to work harder and raise their grades. These educators are right. Getting a 2.0 is not difficult, but hundreds of Blazers are not motivated enough to try. There is significant evidence that suggests playing on a sports team would help with motivation.
Sports teach discipline and time management skills.
In a school as large as Blair, it is easy to get lost in the crowd. Students will do better if they feel like they are a part of something. Those in favor of the policy argue that ineligible students need more time to concentrate on their schoolwork. However, many students who are not involved in activities outside of school are often unmotivated and fail to do homework during their extra time. Moreover, many sports teams at Blair, such as football, basketball and soccer have mandatory study halls, sometimes lasting over two hours, in which students are required to do their homework between the end of school and the beginning of practice.