Posted by Gambles on February 01, 2013 at 17:52:26 from (24.246.215.127):
In Reply to: sports posted by Huskers86 on February 01, 2013 at 15:01:58:
I played three sports in high school and I loved it. Unfortunately, sports now gets top billing over academics. When my high school has a football or basketball game that is playing for a state championship, the school district pays for the motel rooms for the athletes. When the same high school send a team for a state championship at scholar bowl, they would not pay for their motel rooms for the scholars. Anybody see a problem with that? Also, there is a town down the road from me that has a population of about 3500. About 10 years ago, this town produced a lady basketball player that played for one of our state colleges and went on to become a WNBA player. We'll call this player "Jane Doe". When you get to the city limits of this town, there is a sign that says the name of the town and a sign underneath it that says "Home of Jane Doe". Now I'm very proud of this gal for playing athletics, but what did she do that the other thousands of high school graduates (from this town) did not? She probably only made about $45K a year playing basketball. (The big money in pro sports is the sponsorships) I'm sure there were many other kids who graduated in her same high school class that are making more money than she did when she was playing WNBA basketball, such as doctors or lawyers. So why did she have her name put on a sign on the outskirts of town? (BTW, she's a nice girl and I have no problems with her. Matter-of-fact, I know her mom and dad) Therein lies the problem with athletics. The football games and the basketball gym is packed with fans, but academics has taken the back burner. It's no wonder that the U.S. has fallen way behind the world in math and science.
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