[Lisa Douglas]

While I agree that students/teachers/coaches should "conform" to rules & regs... and I understand why they exist... my question is this... should students be ignored or ostracisized if they are non-conformist... in for example their dress, their forms of expression (music. art, sport choice, etc). I am wondering about the impact that a diversified complement of sports choices is having upon the students themselves, their families, their schools, and perhaps even coaches. Feel free to express your opinion... non-comformists are welcomed here!

[letthebighogroot]

While I agree that students/teachers/coaches should "conform" to rules & regs... and I understand why they exist... my question is this... should students be ignored or ostracisized if they are non-conformist... in for example their dress, their forms of expression (music. art, sport choice, etc). I am wondering about the impact that a diversified complement of sports choices is having upon the students themselves, their families, their schools, and perhaps even coaches. Feel free to express your opinion... non-comformists are welcomed here!

Do you mean a "non" diversified complement of sports?? Anyways what I think you are getting at really has nothing to do with sports........but instead with how far a child should be allowed to push the rules. (if I am wrong I apologize.) As far as the way they dress and how they chose to express themselves..........................It isn't gonna matter what the school says really. Kids are kids, and like it or not mainstream is in..............and everything else is questioned, made fun of, and ridiculed.

[Lisa Douglas]

Well, yes & no.(LOL) I mean while high school is a time for growing, mentally, physically, and emotionally (and understanding that people have to respect the rules and reasons for them) I am not talking about kids stretching the rules. I am talking about how some school societies respond to people, who choose to dress in ways other than khaki shorts, and ralph lauren pullovers, kids with hair styles other than those featured in GQ or kids sporting tattoos and piercings. Kids, who choose soccer over the traditional football or even skater kids over those playing organized athletics. I'm wondering if any of those kids notice a "silent treatment or lack of interest in what they are about". Although, I guess if these kids are independent enough to choose non-conformity, they probably don't care if "coach" or "mrs. so & so" doesn't "pat them on the back" after a good effort on anything. One thought though, like for instance Sheryl Crow doesn't exactly remind us of our "music teacher", but that's what she used to be before she became "famous" & sometimes it just might be "those non-conformists" who are the "spice in life".