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How could athletics be the purpose of school?

• sambull 9y ago
  Social context? During a war, there might be more focus on producing fit troops. Or a even a primary focus on providing resources to the military.
  • adamnemecek 9y ago
    I really dont want to be a fodder for the military? Would it not make more sense to concentrate on problems that are now as opposed to possibles? The current place of athletics in the school system really fucks things up.
• monocasa 9y ago
  From my school (an affluent top tier high school), the athletics department did have a larger say than academics. I think it had more to do with how loud and how much energy athletics had towards getting their way (and the parents reeeally cared about football. This was hardcore SEC territory), vs how much spare time the teachers had. I don't think it was explicitly pro athletics vs academics, but it certainly was systemically.
• isostatic 9y ago
  I think that's his point - the purpose of an early start is to allow athletics to thrive, the purpose of a late start is to allow academics to thrive. The US have high schools with stadiums bigger than those in most towns in Europe, it's clear where your priorities lie.