tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post7052321740230961038..comments2023-10-24T11:05:25.288-04:00Comments on Mark Rauterkus & Running Mates ponder current events: Sci-tech school courts minoritiesMark Rauterkushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17157914569686528007noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post-36720455776072441462008-10-02T14:22:00.000-04:002008-10-02T14:22:00.000-04:00Bottom line is that sports cost money that the PPS...Bottom line is that sports cost money that the PPS does not have. We have to pour money in to teachers contracts so that we might be able to get EVERY child able to read and calculate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post-34587235092008493012008-09-30T16:47:00.000-04:002008-09-30T16:47:00.000-04:00We have some serious problems with the school spor...We have some serious problems with the school sports in Pittsburgh. Sure, many of the coaches are not worried about the depth of the team. But, I have the opposite approach and opinion. <BR/><BR/>Coaches help many more than just the great athletes.<BR/><BR/>Furthermore, most of the boys in high schools are on a team -- nation wide. <BR/><BR/>In other nations, they are going more and more to sports participation. Here, the PPS is going away.<BR/><BR/>I am going to knock the lack of sports in the new schools at every turn. To have NO sports is to mean low academics. Participants in sports do better in school work. Participants in sports drop ou much less than those not in sports. <BR/><BR/>Huge body of evidence and research support the inclusion of sports in schools.Mark Rauterkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157914569686528007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post-34567651475430337362008-09-30T16:30:00.000-04:002008-09-30T16:30:00.000-04:00My experience (as a parent) with sports coaches in...My experience (as a parent) with sports coaches in school is that they are only concerned about the star players. I never noticed any advising or encouragement of my son...he was just an average player. So lets not knock a lack of sports in these new schools...everyone is not a great athlete, nor wants to be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com