I'm embarressed to l8ve in Missouri

[candycorn]

What sport did he play?

Boston Latin School and Harvard College have always had a tradition of physical education. He was probably in better shape as a student than you are now.

I doubt it. Im in better shape now than I was in my troubled years.

On topic our kids need job placement skills. Computers, electrical etc. Instead we're gonna teach them how to put a worm on a hook?

Nah, apparently they can be philosophers who made a few dollars a year; plenty of jobs out there for philosophers like Emerson and Thereau...

 

[Unkotare]

I was a drop out and it had nothing to do with extracurricular activities.

What sport or other extracurricular activity did you excel at?

Basketball and pole volting. I tried long distance track but was unable to keep up with all the drugs in my system. Sitting in a 15000 dollar boat fishing would have done nothing for me. And that price is based on the district being smart enough to buy used.

How many years were you on the Varsity Basketball team? Won a lot of competitions in Pole Vaulting? It seems that if you had been more committed to Track, maybe had more encouragement and support to excel there, you would not have put all those drugs in your system. Track could have done you a lot of good, but you didn't let it. Just like Math and Science don't do anything for those who choose not to study them well. Too bad.

 

[LoneLaugher]

You people have no idea what you are talking about.

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

All public school sports should be stopped, and replaced by community sports sponsorship with funding from sources other than tax dollars, like Little League is.There is very little in sports that has anything to do with preparing an individual for a lifetime of productive employment and success. It is a waste of resources, that could be used in so many other ways, including computer labs. Even mechanical trade courses are more productive.

I don't think I would go that far. Many under privileged children NEVER get to experience things through personal life that they get to experience through school.

When I grew up I was punished at home for DEFENDING myself in school. Some parents are so disconnected that public schools are the childs life experiences.

Having said that there needs to be reasonable limits.

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

What sport or other extracurricular activity did you excel at?

Basketball and pole volting. I tried long distance track but was unable to keep up with all the drugs in my system. Sitting in a 15000 dollar boat fishing would have done nothing for me. And that price is based on the district being smart enough to buy used.

How many years were you on the Varsity Basketball team? Won a lot of competitions in Pole Vaulting? It seems that if you had been more committed to Track, maybe had more encouragement and support to excel there, you would not have put all those drugs in your system. Track could have done you a lot of good, but you didn't let it. Just like Math and Science don't do anything for those who choose not to study them well. Too bad.

You're confusing teachers with parents.

The mentor in my life that led me to the right path wasn't my dad or mom. It wasn't even my teacher. It was a man who was responsible for detaining me in juvenile prison in YCAT.

I see that now. No amount of fishing or football would have shown me that.

 

[candycorn]

What sport or other extracurricular activity did you excel at?

Basketball and pole volting. I tried long distance track but was unable to keep up with all the drugs in my system. Sitting in a 15000 dollar boat fishing would have done nothing for me. And that price is based on the district being smart enough to buy used.

How many years were you on the Varsity Basketball team? Won a lot of competitions in Pole Vaulting? It seems that if you had been more committed to Track, maybe had more encouragement and support to excel there, you would not have put all those drugs in your system. Track could have done you a lot of good, but you didn't let it. Just like Math and Science don't do anything for those who choose not to study them well. Too bad.

Nonsense.

If you flunk out of advanced calculus, you have all that you learned up to advanced calculus; algebra, probability, statistics, etc... When you lose in the semi finals of a basketball tourney, you have basically the same skill set of totally unmarketable knowledge, skills, and abilities. That is if you have enhanced your skill set from day one of training. Basketball is a team sport where not every player improves over time.

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

You people have no idea what you are talking about.

Get lost troll

 

[LoneLaugher]

How many years of service will a well maintained $15,000 bass fishing boat provide?

 

[candycorn]

All public school sports should be stopped, and replaced by community sports sponsorship with funding from sources other than tax dollars, like Little League is.There is very little in sports that has anything to do with preparing an individual for a lifetime of productive employment and success. It is a waste of resources, that could be used in so many other ways, including computer labs. Even mechanical trade courses are more productive.

I don't think I would go that far. Many under privileged children NEVER get to experience things through personal life that they get to experience through school.

When I grew up I was punished at home for DEFENDING myself in school. Some parents are so disconnected that public schools are the childs life experiences.

Having said that there needs to be reasonable limits.

I would argue that the under privileged children would be served better in the long run by firing the coach of the softball team and replacing her with a shop teacher who could teach these kids a marketable skill like masonry.

 

[Dot Com]

Its better than them lying on a couch w/ their eyes locked-onto their 3" screen Eyephone.

Actually no it isn't. Both are useless activities. One costs taxpayer money, the other doesn't.

Schools should get out of extra-curricular activities all together. Football, volleyball, swimming, soccer, basketball, softball, baseball, dancing, theater...all of it.

If you want your kid to play baseball, there are private teams you can get them to join. Take the facilities built with tax money at the school and rent them out to these clubs.

In this day and age, it's a needless expense for facilities, a potentially dangerous activity for the students, a needless costs for coaches and staff that keeps on costing you, equipment, insurance etc...

Private schools can do whatever they want but public schools are about education.

Physical education has been understood to be a vital part of the complete overall development of children into healthy, intelligent citizens and educated, stable adults since the Greeks. A close familiarity with the natural world has been recognized as valuable for just as long.

Emerson certainly understood this:

"Nature never wears a mean appearance. Neither does the wisest man extort her secret, and lose his curiosity by finding out all her perfection. Nature never became a toy to a wise spirit. The flowers, the animals, the mountains, reflected the wisdom of his best hour, as much as they had delighted the simplicity of his childhood."

^ that. You have to have some activities that are NOT tied to pencils, paper, & electronic gadgets so that the education is "rounded". Not all parents are equipped to or give a darn about "the outdoors" for their children so if the schools don't initiate these activities, the kids are SOL. It may depend on the locale though as to its importance. Taking kids salmon fishing in alaska or lobstering in Maine could be considered redundant

 

[Againsheila]

Missouri considers making bass fishing a high-school sport | PennLive.com

You know you're a redneck when.....


Seriously, our children barely pass with basic math and reading and this is the bullshit they come up with?

What the fuck is wrong with the adults in this country?

Our school spends a shitload of money on piloting lessons for a very small percentage of our high school students. Seems to me they could take that money and pay for every high school student to learn cabinetry or construction or something that even if they don't get a job in that field, they can use for the rest of their lives. I'd even take that bass fishing over teaching a few high school students to pilot small planes.

 

[Dot Com]

Basketball and pole volting. I tried long distance track but was unable to keep up with all the drugs in my system. Sitting in a 15000 dollar boat fishing would have done nothing for me. And that price is based on the district being smart enough to buy used.

How many years were you on the Varsity Basketball team? Won a lot of competitions in Pole Vaulting? It seems that if you had been more committed to Track, maybe had more encouragement and support to excel there, you would not have put all those drugs in your system. Track could have done you a lot of good, but you didn't let it. Just like Math and Science don't do anything for those who choose not to study them well. Too bad.

Nonsense.

If you flunk out of advanced calculus, you have all that you learned up to advanced calculus; algebra, probability, statistics, etc... When you lose in the semi finals of a basketball tourney, you have basically the same skill set of totally unmarketable knowledge, skills, and abilities. That is if you have enhanced your skill set from day one of training. Basketball is a team sport where not every player improves over time.

who is that in your avie? I'm no sports fan, POST- high school. After that part it becomes a diversion of resources.

 

[whitehall]

Missouri considers making bass fishing a high-school sport | PennLive.com

You know you're a redneck when.....


Seriously, our children barely pass with basic math and reading and this is the bullshit they come up with?

What the fuck is wrong with the adults in this country?

It's a sport gramps, not a subject.

 

[Unkotare]

Actually no it isn't. Both are useless activities. One costs taxpayer money, the other doesn't.

Schools should get out of extra-curricular activities all together. Football, volleyball, swimming, soccer, basketball, softball, baseball, dancing, theater...all of it.

If you want your kid to play baseball, there are private teams you can get them to join. Take the facilities built with tax money at the school and rent them out to these clubs.

In this day and age, it's a needless expense for facilities, a potentially dangerous activity for the students, a needless costs for coaches and staff that keeps on costing you, equipment, insurance etc...

Private schools can do whatever they want but public schools are about education.

What country are you from anyway?

The United States of America.

And you don't understand the role that sports have always played in American education, including the development and strengthening of individuals and communities? Are you just ignorant of history in general?

 

[LoneLaugher]

You people have no idea what you are talking about.

Get lost troll

Troll my ass.

You fucking retard.

High School extra curricular activities.......whatever they are......are a valuable component of a good education.

You can opt out of paying taxes for this, you know. But then, you'll have to opt out of the benefits that you get from everyone else paying taxes. You know...like the food that kept you alive while you we're in prison. You lame fuck.

A bass fishing program is as valid as any other extra curricular program. You are just a grumpy old fuck whose fingers are in excruciating pain from trying to hang onto every last dollar.

Troll my ass.

 

[Unkotare]

What sport did he play?

Boston Latin School and Harvard College have always had a tradition of physical education. He was probably in better shape as a student than you are now.

I doubt it. Im in better shape now than I was in my troubled years.

That comment wasn't addressed to you, but I'm confident it applies to you as well.

 

[Unkotare]

On topic our kids need job placement skills. Computers, electrical etc. Instead we're gonna teach them how to put a worm on a hook?

So you:

A) Haven't read a thing I've written?

B) Think the only thing American education needs is vocational training?

 

[Dot Com]

What country are you from anyway?

The United States of America.

And you don't understand the role that sports have always played in American education, including the development and strengthening of individuals and communities? Are you just ignorant of history in general?

I remember the Presidential fitness challenge when i was younger.

 

[Unkotare]

There is very little in sports that has anything to do with preparing an individual for a lifetime of productive employment and success. .

You could not be more wrong.

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

You people have no idea what you are talking about.

Get lost troll

Troll my ass.

You fucking retard.
High School extra curricular activities.......whatever they are......are a valuable component of a good education.

You can opt out of paying taxes for this, you know. But then, you'll have to opt out of the benefits that you get from everyone else paying taxes. You know...like the food that kept you alive while you we're in prison. You lame fuck.

A bass fishing program is as valid as any other extra curricular program. You are just a grumpy old fuck whose fingers are in excruciating pain from trying to hang onto every last dollar.

Troll my ass.

Yes troll. I never said curricular activities were a waste. I said we need limits and YOU had no answer. YOU ARE A TROLL

Get lost