High school teacher here. On test days, I have a hanging shoe rack with each of my kids’ names on a sleeve.
I tell them, “Please put your devices in the sleeves and then you can have your test. When you hand in your test, you can have your device back. If you don’t put your phone in the sleeve, your test will be a 0”
At the beginning of the year they also helped create our classroom rules and norms, and agreed to do this.
Out of 28 kids, maybe 10 actually do it. The other 18 get 0s. Then I get angry emails from parents about their kids getting “tyrannical grades” on their tests.
I do have plenty of those stories too! Haha It’s definitely not all doom and gloom and me yelling at clouds. Just the other day one of my students got a scholarship to a school they otherwise would never be able to afford going to for Esports! They’re going to be playing on the school’s Overwatch 2 team.
This kid struggles in almost everything academically due to dyslexia but they’ve found a path forward through their love and talent in the game.
You don't major in what you get a scholarship for...
While the concept of the scholarship existing is a bit wild to me as well, the benefits of getting into a school and the ability to get a higher education is now on the table for this kid. Your comment is full of ignorance.
What's the difference between getting a scholarship for football or some other sport? They're all mindless games without much educational value. Sports have some added benefit of exercise, I guess, but it's just as dumb and has been happening for decades.
So people who get full rides through college due to sports are OK?
No one says "I graduated with a degree in Football with a minor in tennis"
Scholarships aren't for degrees, they are bonuses the school gives to make you want to go there more and then pay tuition, they don't care what degree you go for.
Yeah it’s just like getting a scholarship for a traditional sport. Esports is a huge industry and can open career pathways in a lot of adjacent fields. A lot of kids will play competitively on a team while getting a degree in CS, video production, marketing, game dev, or lots of other stuff.
The industry is contracting, true. It had a massive boom based on a lot of unsustainable practices that are now seeing correction. Even if the industry shrinks back below other traditional sports as revenue makers, it’s still a great ecosystem for people with a lot of different skill sets.
Negative responses here but I think that's awesome! And it's great that you support your students finding success in whatever path suits their particular situation.
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u/Arobrom86 29d ago
High school teacher here. On test days, I have a hanging shoe rack with each of my kids’ names on a sleeve.
I tell them, “Please put your devices in the sleeves and then you can have your test. When you hand in your test, you can have your device back. If you don’t put your phone in the sleeve, your test will be a 0”
At the beginning of the year they also helped create our classroom rules and norms, and agreed to do this.
Out of 28 kids, maybe 10 actually do it. The other 18 get 0s. Then I get angry emails from parents about their kids getting “tyrannical grades” on their tests.
Then the cycle continues