In Dorman High School a young man name Jan Hernandez was said to be ineligible to play high school soccer. That is because he was unable to pass many of his class in mexico since he never went to school there before. I think that this is unfair and he should be able to play soccer.
The classes he was assigned while he was there were completely too difficult for him. Jan Hernandez is fluent in spanish but has never gone to school there. He has lived in South Carolina ALL OF HIS LIFE. The fact that they expected him to pass HISTORY OF MEXICO is outrageous. Not to mention, he is not familiar with the metric system. This is why he also had difficulty in Trigonemetry and Physics. In my opinion, the south carolina board should have taken this into consideration before declaring Hernandez ineligible. They should look at his grades HERE and if they are question ing his effort to pass in Mexico. They should send ANY american student down to Mexico to see if they can actually obtain the same grades.

i also agree with this and i think it is unfair...its not his fault.

So let me get this straight: He goes to Mexico, fails out of school, and then has to come back here? Is that the situation?

i think he was hoping to play high sc hool soccer but i think he made the right decision coming back to the states b/c if he was hoping to go to college hes better off going to school here where he can actually pass a class.

i think it is also unfair hes just a kid he couldnt do anything

While I sympathize with the situation especially related to the History of Mexico (my kids were somewhat unprepared for South Carolina history when we moved here some years ago) and I imagine Mexico has a different take on the Spanish-American war, too). Nevertheless, trig and physics is just math which translates very well across any language. You either have an aptitude for it or you don't. Dont know the metric system ... you've got to be kidding ... that doesn't pass the laugh test ... at least not mine.

The metric system is the metric system..it would be a tough transition for any american student.

I've learned the metrix system every year in both of my science and math classes. It is very simple

Just so I understand, how did he come to be taking classes in Mexico? How long was he away from South Carolina? Was he previously enrolled at Dorman? What were his grades like before he left for Mexico? More information please.

well you cant even spell metric system. But the transition is hard

Isn't METRIX the stuff weight lifters use made from bull testicles?

He went to Mexico and he was gone for a whole semester...His grades at Dorman High School were good enough for him to be eligible to play but his grades in Mexico were not so good.

So why wouldn't they look at how he was doing at dorman the year before?

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i didn't say anything about me learning misspellings or typos...besides, it doesn't matter, i'm going to college next year.

The Metric System is Base 10 and is the easiest of the measurement systems to learn.

but dont you think that it still would be hard to switch if you've been learning it a different way for your whole life.

yea i think that it would be very difficult to switch over to the other system......he should be allowed to play.

Actually, when you go off to college, you will find out that any science class that is worth anything will be based on the metric system. Almost every class that I took that involved science used the metric system. Chemistry, physics, biology......all metric. So if you think that people are going to have that much of a problem, and that switching to the metric system is wayyyy too hard, don't go to college and take any science classes. You will fail!

anyone else believe that rightmid and randomcoach are the same person?

It doesn't matter if it's the metric system or not. It's all math. What does it matter if you have mph or mps on the end of the math is the same. As far as converting one to the other, if you can't figure out how to convert metric measurements to other metric measurement, then you shouldn't be allowed to pass the class. A 5th grader could do that.

well dont you also think that if you've never gone to school in mexico and you dont know how to read or write in spanish, wouldnt it be hard?

Is mexico known for having a great school system?
are their universities known worldwide?


obviously he knew the laungauge

alot can be accomplished with alot of studying

metrics is not that hard, everyone learns it in america in math and science.

personally i think that this is completely fair...i mean rightmidhunt said that he thought that Hernandez was hoping to play high school soccer in Mexico. Therefore, that being said, he chose to go over there hoping to accomplish that. That was his choice and he needs to accept the consequences of that. Him going back to Mexico to study school there after being in the United States for his whole life is like a study abroad program in college. In college although you are studying in a different country your grades there count on your GPA back in the states. Hernandez took the risk of doing that and now he has to reap the consequences of his decision.

2 things

1- how do you determine if an exchange student is eligible to participate? There are many playing in SC
2- SCcoach......WOW!!...that is all I can say WOW!!....

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anyone else believe that rightmid and randomcoach are the same person?

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He should just create an account called the randomright and save us the headache.


It is amusing though...