Interesting article on academic vs. athletic recruiting

pacheight
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:01:43 +0000

“no longer publishes honor roll”

not all public schools are like this. At our school there’s a special assembly where all the national merit scholars are recognized. As well as mock-trial, the competitive math team, public speaking students, and the competitive Latin team are recognized for their achievements.

there are still places where it’s cool to be nerdy and the other students, including athletes, recognize and applaud those academic winners!

There is one potential downside, it’s a culture of “you better be good at something”. It doesn’t matter if it’s throwing the football or playing chess, but you better win! So average kids, who do have feelings, can suffer a bit.