Posted by Kitty on February 14, 2007 at 13:27:41 (EST):
In Reply to: Re: School Board Meeting, Part 2 posted by rwb on February 14, 2007 at 12:43:23 (EST):
: : : I'll post up here, that other thread is getting a litle long. I was just reading the one about the guy who could care less if little johnny gets to play. Whether they keep 4 schools so all the little janes or johnny's get to play, or if they build a mega school to be higher in he ranks, there is one thing the school board needs to remember. Whatever johnny or jane plays, football, basketball, soccer, baseball, ect, none of these sports are what is going to get them through life. Sports are not going to make you better educated. Sports are not what is going to pay your bills. A good education is. Why can't the school board relized this? High school sports are good for the kids, but education needs to be first.
: : i agree that education is the important thing here, but i don't necessarily agree that consolidation means less kids will get to play sports. wouldn't one large school be able to offer more choices? football, baseball, wrestling, sure, but a consolidated school might also have soccer, track, swiming&diving, hockey, etc. the kids going to this scool would have more options and may find a sport that better suits them instead of having limited choices.
: Kitty it isnt the school board who needs to realize sports isn't the way to success in life, it is the parents that think their child is a future football, baseball,basketball or whatever sport star. They go to all extremes to realize this dream and when they finally find out that it is not going to happen it is too late.The size and quality of the school is not that important it is the desire of the teacher to teach and the desire of the student to learn that makes a good school.
I know that the parents are not innocent in this either. A big school might offer more types of sports, but a big school will not have as many players on a team.