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Mon, 28 Jul 2008

For Many Student Athletes, Game Over

I'm not going to shed any crocodile tears for the loss of high school jocks - I've always questioned the propriety the sports in educational facilities. But what really caught my eye was this:

“In a No Child Left Behind era, all nonmath, nonreading classes have been cut back,” he [Stewart Trost] said.

Music and art are being dropped at an alarming rate, right alongside of (or, in most cases before) the basketball team. Standardized tests have become counter-productive, decreasing the ability of schools to educate rather than enhancing it.

As cash-strapped school districts across the nation scale back sports programs, some fear that the tradition of the scholar athlete is at risk.

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On 7/31/2008 11:07:06
Walter Jeffries wrote

Public school has become way too much trying to cover everything and even becoming the parent. As a result parents aren't parenting and families aren't families anymore. A side effect is that the cost of "schooling" has risen to an absurd $12,000 per pupil per year and they're only doing it nine months a year. Public school needs to refocus on the basics and get those down pat. As much as we may enjoy them, we don't need football teams, etc. They are luxuries and should be handled and funded outside the school environment by those who want to participate.

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