tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625481293071943018.post4122057778933885908..comments2024-03-25T08:07:30.402-04:00Comments on NCFE: Road Apples, #67Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625481293071943018.post-82108852725794197412010-06-29T22:51:15.061-04:002010-06-29T22:51:15.061-04:00That is right, the Father, the Son, and the Holy G...<i>That is right, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost take a back seat when it comes to athletics for a lot of people</i><br /><br />Do the words "Touchdown Jesus" come to mind? Ha!J Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746127431922685446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625481293071943018.post-32121629460091090542010-06-29T17:32:19.835-04:002010-06-29T17:32:19.835-04:00Father Bechtel...
I agree wholeheartedly with you...Father Bechtel...<br /><br />I agree wholeheartedly with your comments. Now if a particular sport can generate revenue for the school, then I don't have a problem with it being offered...although it should still be a secondary undertaking to academics.Stephen Alberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05875675557468649926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625481293071943018.post-32828029323447579752010-06-29T13:01:07.740-04:002010-06-29T13:01:07.740-04:00Sorry Steve, I forgot to leave my name in the abov...Sorry Steve, I forgot to leave my name in the above.<br /><br />Father Dave BechtelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625481293071943018.post-88168982168925010512010-06-29T13:00:08.376-04:002010-06-29T13:00:08.376-04:00Steve,
Careful- you just attacked athletics. Are ...Steve,<br /><br />Careful- you just attacked athletics. Are you not aware that atheletics is the one true God? That is right, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost take a back seat when it comes to athletics for a lot of people.<br /><br />I agree with you- you don't go to school to play sports. Sports are extra, and add on. That is why they are referred to as "extra-curricular" becasue they are not part of the curriculum. You go to school to learn and get an education. I believe that, but I am in the minority. For a lot of parents, academics is extra-curricular and princess and precious go to school to play sports.<br /><br />Seconldy though, for many schools I believe athletics are actually cash cows- that is why they are so important to the school. Certain sports generate revenue for the school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625481293071943018.post-58688042678018910092010-06-28T23:22:11.131-04:002010-06-28T23:22:11.131-04:00JD,
For the record, I actually enjoy playing man...JD, <br /><br />For the record, I actually enjoy playing many sports...it's just that I don't think they are central to getting a good education. In fact you can argue that they hinder the educational process for many athletes and divert resources away from academics.<br /><br />As for educational budgets, I think they need to be reviewed from top to bottom. If you can't directly tie a cost to educating children then I'd question why it has to be incurred.<br /><br />Good luck with the diet. I don't actually diet myself...I just try not to eat like a pig and it more or less seems to help.<br /><br />*************<br /><br />Tom, <br /><br />You are of course right about parental involvement, and that saddens me greatly. Children always end up paying for the stupidity of their parents, and no where is that more apparent than in their own education.<br /><br />As for football, I think it should stay, provided of course that it pays for itself.Stephen Alberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05875675557468649926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625481293071943018.post-72406289959940058212010-06-28T10:40:58.021-04:002010-06-28T10:40:58.021-04:00I agree that there's no substitute for parenta...I agree that there's no substitute for parental involvement, but there tends to be very little districts can do about that. <br /><br />I agree about cutting administration/sports bigtime. The amount of money spent on a football team is absurdly high.Tom Borthwickhttp://NEPArtisan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5625481293071943018.post-70201462544328054682010-06-27T21:21:04.293-04:002010-06-27T21:21:04.293-04:00The budget for education in the nation of France i...The budget for education in the nation of France is smaller than New York City's. That says something about high priced, do nothing "administrators" here.<br /><br />I'd keep sports though.<br /><br />I've been going pretty much <a href="http://www.southbeachdiet.com/sbd/publicsite/index.aspx" rel="nofollow">South Beach Diet</a> recently and I can tell a difference.J Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746127431922685446noreply@blogger.com