The number of championships won by private schools is not a good arguement. There are a vast number of variables that would have to be assessed. The "quick and dirty" solution is to penalize the private schools because they win.?! Seriously, an educated person would say that this clearly does NOT hold water. Again, the biggest sports dynasties in Kansas have nearly all been public schools. The message to our kids should be "Not everyone can be a champion. Work as hard and as SMART as you possibly can. If you still come up short that is life. Not everyone is going to be a champion. Life is NOT a level playing field so why deceive our high school kids into thinking it should be? I thought the goal was to get kids to participate, learn and grow. If we have to tell them they are going to be champions to make that happen then we are all in trouble.
I went to a public school and I would have sent my kids to a public school now but there is SO much red tape to get something done. Schoolboard, superintendent, asst. superintendent, principal, several asst. principals, athletic directors, yada yada yada. I wanted my kids to have a schedule that made them work hard in the classroom, on the mat, and at home. That is what it takes to be successful in the real world. You are not always in your office (classroom), you have to make it happen (schoolwork and job assignments) and you have to be constantly preparing (promotions, wrestle offs, grades, raises). In our school if it is a good idea and we can make it happen then it does! No BS. That is why I pay, not because being in a private school automatically makes you better equipped to be a champion.
