Quote Originally Posted by HURRICANEBOB View Post
Okay, let's think about this like a kid does:
4. If I do poorly, I have to stay after school for tutoring, which means more fishing.
5. If after all the extra tutoring fishing time, if I flunk outright, I have to take the class over next year, and get to fish during school time again. If I pass, its over.
6. Ergo, take it, and fish poorly to get to fish more this year and next.
7. Repeat as necessary to avoid gym class.
I would say the team's coach would bench a kid with poor academics, or should anyways.

Besides, getting to the college level as fast as possible would be the kid's goal, as it's a heck of a lot more fun than high school.