Posted by JDNewbie on October 25, 2013 at 20:26:19 from (24.255.197.99):
Went to a home HS football game tonight. I don't usually attend. My ears perked up during the opening announcements when it was stated that "activities are the other half of a high school education" or something to that effect. I immediately thought, "half?"
All of the math, science, history, language, literature, writing, civics, music, shop, etc. added together only amount to half of an education, and the other half is football, basketball, volleyball, cross country, wrestling, tennis, swimming, bowling (yes, bowling), golf, and or track? I suppose they are lumping non-athletic activities (Scholars' Bowl, Debate, Forensics, etc.) in that half as well, but really? half?
Don't get me wrong, I see the value in sports and other activities, but half of an education? Really, 50%?
Maybe if we reduced it to just 25%, we could increase the emphasis in the other areas by 25% and kids would do better on the SAT? Or maybe the SAT should include a running, jumping, throwing, and sweating portion of the test? If that is truly half of a HS education, shouldn't it count for half of the score? Really, 1/2?
My wife said I was being to literal. I guess I am one of those strange people who believes words have meaning. I always assumed the "extra" in "extracurricular" had the same connotation as "extraterrestrial", meaning "outside of". I guess it now has the same connotation as "extra cheese", meaning "more of". In this case, apparently it means 50% of the curriculum.
Maybe jocks just need twice as much education because they are only half as smart?
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