Are GAA students treated better at school?

Wanderer2010

Has anyone ever found this? I know when I was doing my Leaving Cert in an all boys school, there was a big emphasis on sport so anyone on the soccer or hurling team who did well for the school was bulletproof. I saw a guy who was treated with kid gloves by our vice principal (also our Year Head and Maths teacher) all through 5th and 6th year- if he was late to class nothing said. Others were chewed out. He was given the easiest clean-up tasks for our weekly clean-up. He started fights, never got detention.

This guy was even allowed skip some classes for training or if he had a rough match the night before. He even said after he left school that the vice principal gave him the answers to 2 maths tests as it was more important he collect the trophy than study for exams! Ive heard other stories of bias and favouritism as well. Has anyone, either GAA or non-GAA players, experienced this?

wirelessdude01

Favouritism exists in all walks of life not just sporting.

nice_guy80

Are rugby players treated differently in their schools?
Probably

snowflaker

Welcome to life.

Bonniedog

It is nowhere as bad as States where you could be a serial killer, mass rapist or have the IQ of an average stone and still get a "degree" of some sort.

In fairness I'd say good GAA players have a more balanced life. You have to make some sort of an effort to get through college no matter how good you are.

Insect Overlord

It depends on the school. In some places it's rugby, in others hurling, in others football. Sometimes the principal is behind it, other times it's influential teachers. The important thing is for the students who aren't recognised sports stars to keep growing and shining in their own ways.

Mulbert

Wanderer2010 wrote:

Has anyone ever found this? I know when I was doing my Leaving Cert in an all boys school, there was a big emphasis on sport so anyone on the soccer or hurling team who did well for the school was bulletproof. I saw a guy who was treated with kid gloves by our vice principal (also our Year Head and Maths teacher) all through 5th and 6th year- if he was late to class nothing said. Others were chewed out. He was given the easiest clean-up tasks for our weekly clean-up. He started fights, never got detention.

Wanderer2010 wrote:

This guy was even allowed skip some classes for training or if he had a rough match the night before. He even said after he left school that the vice principal gave him the answers to 2 maths tests as it was more important he collect the trophy than study for exams! Ive heard other stories of bias and favouritism as well. Has anyone, either GAA or non-GAA players, experienced this?

Wanderer2010 wrote:

Has anyone ever found this? I know when I was doing my Leaving Cert in an all boys school, there was a big emphasis on sport so anyone on the soccer or hurling team who did well for the school was bulletproof. I saw a guy who was treated with kid gloves by our vice principal (also our Year Head and Maths teacher) all through 5th and 6th year- if he was late to class nothing said. Others were chewed out. He was given the easiest clean-up tasks for our weekly clean-up. He started fights, never got detention.

Wanderer2010 wrote:

This guy was even allowed skip some classes for training or if he had a rough match the night before. He even said after he left school that the vice principal gave him the answers to 2 maths tests as it was more important he collect the trophy than study for exams! Ive heard other stories of bias and favouritism as well. Has anyone, either GAA or non-GAA players, experienced this?

A teacher gave the answers of an exam to a chap because he is good at sport. Would a teacher put their career on the line because they think someone is good at sport? What's in it for the teacher? Are u jealous?

Wanderer2010

Not jealous at all, the teacher wanted the guy not to fail exams as he was missing study time with all the training/matches. Nothing is going to happen, the student is hardly likely to tell on him for trying to help him.

bruschi

Wanderer2010 wrote: »

Not jealous at all, the teacher wanted the guy not to fail exams as he was missing study time with all the training/matches. Nothing is going to happen, the student is hardly likely to tell on him for trying to help him.

how long are you going to keep carrying the chip on your shoulder about GAA players? If it isnt students getting exam answers, or players getting teaching jobs with no experience (neither of which I believe to be true either by the way) or players demanding to be given stuff for free because of who they are, you seem to carry around a serious dislike of GAA players who in your opinion get treated better.

stop worrying about what others get. Your hearsay stories may not in fact be true, and even if they are, that is life in general. People with a higher profile get things easier.