Dear Editor:
I’m a student from John Black Public school and I’m here to persuade you about why I think girls should be able to upgrade to an eight-pound shot put ball instead of staying at the six-pound ball.
My first reason is that some girls can become very offended when told you can’t upgrade to the eight-pound ball and have to stay at the six-pound ball.
I think it’s unfair that we can’t upgrade. Not all girls have the same strength, so we should at least have the option to upgrade. I feel like girls are held back from upgrading to heavier objects a lot of the time.
My second reason is that the eight-pound ball is only two pounds heavier; it’s not that much more than the six, so I believe that they should allow females to upgrade.
My third reason is that maybe teachers should have the option to see how strong their female students are by other tests like push ups, sit ups or a plank. After the fitness test the teacher can make the right choice.
If you disagree and you’re not a teacher, please keep those thoughts to yourself. If you’re a teacher, please consider this as an option. You don’t have to but I would appreciate it if you could consider allowing this – even if you’re only going to test the idea.
Lilly Maggs,
Fergus