Jack,
The schools see it, as a win-win, in that the athlete gets a "free"
ride for their athletic ability, the school makes millions in revenue
at the crowds, star athletes pull in, but 90% graduate and still don't
know anything! Exploitation, is what I call it.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Jack Pitzer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Yes, you can do both. The point of the documentary is more about
what kids in the US,
> China and India do with their 2 million minutes spent in school. In
China and India,
> students leave school with much better work ethics and are more
equipped to head out to
> the work place for tech jobs and others that require lot's of study.
> I had first hand experience with with this myself this past fall. I
helped Pt. Boro HS make a
> documentary about their football team, so I spent quite a bit of
time with them. What was
> surprising to me is how the members of the football team appeared
to care less about
> academics then sports.
> Why should a student get a free ride to college just because they
can throw, hit or catch a
> ball?
>
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "oakdorf" <oakdorf@> wrote:
> >
> > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Jack Pitzer" <hinge98@> wrote:
> > > I'd love to see AP jump on the band wagon and start pushing
students
> > to be more then ball throwers and catchers.
> >
> >
> > They used to be called "scholar athletes".
> >
> > You can do both.
> >
>
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