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Originally Posted by justjim
Now we are going to pay High School kids to play sports. Most States, including Florida, will allow High School athletes to get paid for “their name, image and likeness”. Professional players can make as much as 700 million playing baseball. Some get over 100 million for batting 250/260. 400 million if you are a reasonable good golfer and play for LIV. College level sports will allow you to get payed and the best players are gravitating to the Big Conferences with the best players. The Olympics, the epitome of amateur sports, are professionals now. Well, I could go on but you get the picture. Is a “sports bubble” being created? Are sports more important than education?
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Should eventually (once it gets going) be able to lower the high school graduation rate even more than the present, shameful, percentage (Villages High School is better than national average). Will turn some desperate/greedy parents from nurturing to ruthless task masters in pursuit of wealth. Just look at what parents have done to
minors in relation to "reality" TV. One more step down the path of destroying the family structure, support, nurturing.... one more step down the Road to Serfdom (economist Friedrich Hayek) ? A culture is destroyed by thousands of TINY steps ! Don't see this helping our deteriorating system of free public education. Just one opinion !