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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 12:03 PM Original message |
No more championships in school sports. |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
1. Education should be more rounded, and focus more on prepping kids for real life |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 01:37 PM Response to Reply #1 |
22. Prepping kids for ThunderDome? |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 01:41 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Skinner |
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Rosie1223 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
2. My daughter's HS soccer team has already |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 02:15 PM Response to Reply #2 |
32. I give a trophy to each of my kids. No one gets MVP but I do make a |
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Parche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
3. Does That |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 12:33 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. ANY school sports. |
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Parche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 12:57 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Please Explain..... |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
4. good idea. nt. |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
6. I disagree to a point. |
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Dukkha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 01:08 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. it would help with the obesity epidemic today |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 01:21 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. I never meant to imply that there shouldn't be any sports at school. |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 02:35 PM Response to Reply #15 |
35. SO, do you think socialism worked? |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 03:11 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. Ahahahahahaha... |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 03:42 PM Response to Reply #38 |
48. exactly the response expected |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 03:45 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. Sorry... it's been done to death... |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 03:50 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. Excuse me? |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 03:56 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. I know... |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 04:33 PM Response to Reply #53 |
57. I would almost agree with you 100% |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 04:45 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. Yay! |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 04:46 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. Awesome |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 04:47 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. Duh! |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 04:49 PM Response to Reply #60 |
61. HAHAHA |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
8. Better yet- no school sports. |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 01:00 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Our town could never afford the insurance to cover our cheerleading team so |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 01:04 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Why should the school system cover it? Why should however many non-cheerleaders subsidize cheer? |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 01:21 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Because it is a school cheerleading program. We cheer for the school teams. The school's |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 01:30 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. What I'm saying is there shouldn't be school teams. School is for academics. |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 01:51 PM Response to Reply #19 |
27. Actually kids from the b-ball team do sometimes turn up, but not officially. Still cheerleaders are |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 02:33 PM Response to Reply #27 |
33. But it diverts funding from what's important. |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 03:01 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. I agree that we need better funding, but I would rather make sure we have |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 01:04 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. And why would that be a bad thing? nt |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 01:22 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Because the kids enjoy it? It's one thing to say that education is above all (I certainly agree) but |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 03:12 PM Response to Reply #17 |
41. But why does it need to be so organized and competitive? |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 03:44 PM Response to Reply #41 |
49. Why should the non band kids subsidize that, or the non drama kids subsidize that? As for just |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 04:18 PM Response to Reply #49 |
55. '(T)hey cannot show what they are truly capable of |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 04:20 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. They aren't allowed to do certain stunts and tumbling passes on the |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 05:09 PM Response to Reply #56 |
62. Okay, I'm missing something |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 05:23 PM Response to Reply #62 |
63. Could be a regional thing where you are, maybe. But I will say that it is true that |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 01:03 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. And focus music on LEARNING--not on competing. |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 01:22 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. What a horrible idea |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 01:32 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Many other countries have separation of school and sports and it works fine. nt |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 01:24 PM Response to Reply #8 |
18. I used to think that... |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 01:31 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Like PE? |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 01:49 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. No, in PE you're forced to go along with whatever the coach |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 01:39 PM Response to Reply #8 |
23. that's the way my son's school is... his school is so small |
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Redbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
25. Sorry. I thought your previous questions were rhetorical . |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 01:51 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. I'm not saying no competition... I said no "championship" |
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Redbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 02:13 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. But if you take away the championship what are they competing for? |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 02:14 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. They can compete for "Level A Team" or something like summa, magna, etc. |
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Wapsie B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
29. People have skills and abilities in different areas of life. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
34. No - because Amerika is all about being NUMBER ONE!!! |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 03:12 PM Response to Reply #34 |
40. Uh... they have sports titles in other countries too. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 03:16 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. NO BUT WE'RE NUMBER ONE!!!! |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 03:18 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Oh! |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 03:20 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Footie? That's a girl's game! |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 03:22 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Oh helllllll yeah, baby... you ain't lyin! I'm all over it! |
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A-Long-Little-Doggie (895 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
36. Ummm, did you see mine? |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 03:11 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Where did you say anything about sports titles there? |
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A-Long-Little-Doggie (895 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 03:29 PM Response to Reply #39 |
46. In the part where I said that the girls' field hockey and soccer teams |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 03:31 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. What I'm saying is... |
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A-Long-Little-Doggie (895 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 03:47 PM Response to Reply #47 |
51. Because sports titles are about team? |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-15-07 03:59 PM Response to Reply #51 |
54. Not all titles are for team sports... |
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