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...understatement to say that it is a rare to find Asian-Americans who excel on the football field. Most sports fans would be hard-pressed to name even one Asian in the NFL. Yet Cheng said he never noticed he was a bit of a pioneer, breaking Asian stereotypes on the football field, until his senior year when his government teacher discussed stereotypes and discrimination with him and a Korean friend...
Some athletes complain, in fact, that fellow students don't appreciate how hard they work or recognize how many of them excel...
Athletes can and do excel both in the classroomand on the playing field, says Megan E. Colligan'95, captain of both Women's Varsity Lacrosse andVarsity Field Hockey...
...excel academically, athletes must somehowfind time to read, complete problem sets and writepapers. Too often, they say, people assume thatthey don't bother...
...home-school advocates counter that a teacher's certificate is no guarantee of success. They cite study after study showing that home-schooled children excel on standardized tests. While the national average is in the 50th percentile, the average home-schooled students register between the 65th and 80th percentiles. Nor is this unconventional background necessarily a disadvantage when students apply for college. With no grade-point averages or class ranks, no chance to edit the yearbook or captain the soccer team, home- schooled students must have top test scores to win admission to the most selective schools. But many colleges...