<p>What are you talking about?</p>
<p>1.) For the second time, SAT =/= intelligence. I got a 780 on the SAT Writing, but I hardly consider myself a grammar guru. I just try to speak and write in proper English as much as possible so that it becomes second nature.</p>
<p>2.) Schools are run by the community. If the community wants THEIR TAXES to fund sports programs for THEIR CHILDREN, they will vote for Board of Ed reps who will do that. Take this issue up with your own community. Furthermore, by your logic, we should forget about the arts, or music, or wood shop, or anything else that isn’t a science or a literary humanity, because apparently those are the only things that matter. Sure, you may have the gift of learning, but others are physically gifted and others gifted in other fields. Academics is not the be-all and end-all of high school and college.</p>
<p>3.) What are you talking about? Sure, some people have both – they are intelligent and also are socially adept. Others are just book smart – those awkward Asians who do nothing but mumble into their textbooks. Others are just “street” or “common sense” smart – they may not excel at school, but are charismatic and friendly. Trying to say that one group is superior to the others is blatant elitism.</p>
<p>You, m’lady, are an angry elitist. heh heh. :-)</p>
<p>Wow, you need to seriously get over yourself. As Josh said, SAT =/= intelligence. I got a perfect score on both SAT and ACT math, but I am far from very good at math. In fact, it is my worst subject.</p>
<p>Again, if you are going to complain about someone’s grammar, look at your own first. </p>
<p>Nobody is forcing you to play sports, so let the people who want to play more than study do just that. It’s honestly NONE of your business. </p>
<p>Whether someone is more interested in sports or athletics is their problem, not yours. There are many of us who can manage to play sports AND excel in academia. </p>
<p>Finally, just because other people’s parents value x over y doesn’t affect you. My parents hated me having homework for hours on end because it cut into vacations and such, but oh well! My parents have taught me how to have a healthy balance in my life between work and play. And guess what? Because of that, I managed to make it out of school with good grades, a healthy social life, spent lots of time with sports and clubs, and still managed to get a full ride at a great university. Believe it or not, there ARE more important things than homework.</p>
<p>Sheesh.</p>
<p>Ugh. Dude. Seriously? Academics are great. Studying is great. But in all honesty, there are tons of other things out there. Should they shut down debate programs? Robotics teams? Olympiad programs? They’re taking money away from ‘books/materials/teachers,’ right?
Removing those, or sports, would be a terrible decision. Each activity enhances certain abilities. Athletics - teamwork, social skills, general health. Debate - critical thinking, public speaking. There are many skill sets that need to be nurtured. Not everyone is going to even go to college. We need people to be mechanics, to flip burgers, to work at factories…
Go outside. Go kick a ball around. It’ll be fun with some friends, trust me.</p>
<p>well, there should be a separation of athletics and academics
there are outside study academies to join for those who want to study whatever subjects
i mean, if public schools cut their academic programs, there would be alot more money for equipment/funding/coaches!!
w/e i just don’t get why people take academics so seriously, no one makes it to the Ivy League or Oxbridge, and if someone really has this goal in mind, they should just drop out of school and home school full time as obviously, with abysmal sports abilities and social capital, they couldn’t care less
god i hate pure academics…study on your own time outside of school sheesh</p>
<p>this is why quality of high school sports is lower in the us than in europe or asia. yeah, there is no such thing as a school quiz bowl team in china. i’d love to see how some of you would survive there…making some lame excuses and trying to get into college with your “SAT writing smarts” oh wow</p>
<p>ok well put it this way…
the reason my school DOESN’T have a math olympiad team/robotics team is because that money goes to football and basketball and track and other stuff</p>
<p>^and i’ve seen how energy is wasted on extra curriculars with all the dumb football games and stuff
i’ve been a cheerleader for 3 yrs actually and i’m quitting next year…can’t believe i just said that i HATED cheerleading</p>
<p>“ok well put it this way…
the reason my school DOESN’T have a math olympiad team/robotics team is because that money goes to football and basketball and track and other stuff”</p>
<p>Lol… start one yourself? I go to one of the poorest districts in the country now, partly b/c our governor is a moron (Mark Sanford. &%@# him). We now have a debate team that’s sponsored by various local businesses, thanks to 3-4 kids going out and asking around. My point is, don’t sit here and complain. Go change that. Sports is valued above academics by almost everyone, and that’s not likely to change mate. Remember, the bigger, stronger, faster male was the more desirable mate back in the day, haha. It’s not any different today.</p>
<p>Agreed with vaeliant. You don’t need money from the school to have a club. Robotics may be a little different, but our math olympiad team gets NOTHING from the school. They raise their own funds. </p>
<p>But it’s much easier to sit here and complain about it then to actually get up and do something about.</p>
<p>^but no one at my school is cool enough to want to join a robotics/math olympiad team
=[ grrrr i wish i was surrounded by people more nerdy</p>
<p>i live in one of the stupidest states in the usa and my school district’s status is “needs improvement- hold” or something like that</p>
<p>Where do you attend school?</p>
<p>Hehe. South Carolina is much worse. I promise. :P.</p>