I was already pretty annoyed by this, as the whole thing is really about letting athletes getting away with not learning anything, but the above quote drove me over the edge.
Oh no, half the football team was benched because they were doing poorly in school! We can't have that! We'd better amend the rules to make sure they can play again!
What utter bullshit. And people wonder why American kids are doing poorly in math and science?
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Date: 2010-10-29 02:59 pm (UTC)Oh no, half the football team was benched because they were doing poorly in school! We can't have that! We'd better amend the rules to make sure they can play again!
What utter bullshit. And people wonder why American kids are doing poorly in math and science?