Re: School cuts...

[Scott Dredge <sdredge@yahoo.com>]

I think that the purpose of the educational
institution is to provide a well rounded education
for the students.  This includes math, science, 
history, english, foreign language, metal shop, wood 
shop, auto shop, home economics, theater, music, PE, 
intramural sports, JV and varsity athletics, and 
probably even more classes and activities than I can 
think of at the moment.  Not all students are going to

benefit from every class and activity offered and some
may not even be interested in participating in some
classes or activities.

I say go ahead and put JV and varsity athletics on the
table along with all other activities and classes when
determining budgets.  That doesn't mean eliminate any
of them.  Is there no room, for across the board cuts
to share the pain?  Instead of jumping to a conclusion
of "Let's chop the sports programs in order to prop
up the math and science classes", I would ask "Can
we find a way to keep both?".  A team of educationally
well rounded people would likely be able to propose
two or three different alternatives to save both.

Schools are seemingly always going through rounds of
budget cuts.  One idea might be to charge the players
some dollar amount to offset the budget cuts.  That
may not be the best solution, but it may be a
solution that allows a chance to those who want to
play
rather than eliminating the programs altogether.

-Scott


--- Mike Rush <mike.rush@cableaz.com> wrote:
> It depends on what you think the purpose of the
> educational institution is.
> If it is to teach math and science then cut sports. 
> If it is to teach
> sports, cut math and science.
> 
> Do the sports teams actually generate an income
> greater than the expenses
> related to sports?  I would really be interested in
> data which supports this
> claim.
> 
> Mike Rush
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott Dredge" <sdredge@yahoo.com>
> To: <vision2020@moscow.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 1:22 AM
> Subject: RE: School cuts...
> 
> 
> > It's unlikely that the UI would simply forfeit the
> > hundreds of thousands of dollars that are
> generated
> > from having their football teams play nationally
> > ranked
> > teams and the national exposure of the those
> games.
> > Further, the athletic programs generate booster
> > dollars
> > to fund athletic scholarships and also generate
> > donations directly to the University for academic
> > programs.
> >
> > I spent a lot of time in math/science classes and
> on
> > the athletic field in both high school and
> college.
> > Neither should be cut at the expense of the other.
> >
> > -SD
> >
> >
> > --- Cliff Todd <forester@moscow.com> wrote:
> > > Maybe the UI could set an example.
> > >
> > > Cliff Todd
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Brian Dennis [mailto:brian@uidaho.edu]
> > > Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 11:02 AM
> > > To: vision2020@moscow.com
> > > Subject: Re: School cuts...
> > >
> > >
> > > Visionaries,
> > >
> > > Could someone knowledgeable post a figure here
> for
> > > us:  the total net
> > > annual amount spent by the Moscow School
> District on
> > > football.  This
> > > should include coaches, equipment, travel,
> > > maintainance, insurance, etc.,
> > > minus the income from gate receipts & other
> sources.
> > >  Jr High as well as
> > > High Sch.
> > >
> > > I suspect the figure would buy a considerable
> amount
> > > of science education.
> > >
> > > I dare this community to put varsity sports on
> the
> > > table.
> > >
> > > Brian Dennis
> > > Professor of Wildlife and Statistics
> > > University of Idaho
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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