In 2010 the state average for Language Arts Literacy was 87%. Asbury Parks
score - 48%
The state average for Math was 74% in 2010. Asbury Park - 19%
How is spending a million dollars on a football field going to help that?
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Hinge" <hinge98@...> wrote:
>
> Like I said, I appreciate the value of sports, but globally speaking,
> American students are falling way behind. Not everybody in school plays
> sports. Wouldn't it be a better investment to focus more on education
> considering what kinds of jobs are going to be available for future adults?
> There's plenty of jobs in the tech field and a lack of American's to fill
> them.
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "dfsavgny" <dfsavgny@> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Hinge" <hinge98@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I think this is just going to stimulate more negative opinions about AP.
> > >
> > > I appreciate the role of sports in a students life, but in my opinion the
> > > AP school system should put their money and efforts into making
> > > successful students rather than athletes.
> >
> >
> > Some of the greatest lessons in life I learned on the football field of a
> > great high school team (ranked #6 in the US in my senior year). Sports have
> > changed many people's lives for the better. More often than not, a person
> > really involved on a high level with a good caliber sports team in high
> > school will have little time for anything else. Keep kids interested in
> > sports, theater or anything that gives them direction. That's the key. I
> > know guys that would have been in jail had they not gotten involved in
> > sports.
> >
> > >
> > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "oakdorf" <oakdorf@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Great teams can win on grass.
> > > >
> > > > Personally like football on grass. Mud.
> > > >
> > > > I got done last week "fixing" my lawn.
> > > >
> > > > It cost me $60 to rent a core aerator and about 3 hours of time. Then
> > > > for the hell of it, I spent $80 on "sod" seed and I'll probably still
> > > > splurge another $75 to pick up another pallet of sod so my I don't have
> > > > answer to my wife.
> > > >
> > > > I guess I'm odd around here. I am one of the few people I know that
> > > > cuts their own grass. Up to this year, i even did the fertilizing. My
> > > > riding mower is probably 12 years old now. I cut my lawn on usually my
> > > > rentals as i purchased lawn mowers for my tenant's but they really
> > > > enjoy watching me do it, before I go to work and they go back to sleep.
> > > >
> > > > Grass. It gives people jobs and keeps all things equal.
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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