Who's on first?
This made me laugh when reading my my local education association's most recent newsletter...
BASEBALL'S VERSION OF NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND
All teams must make the state playoffs and MUST win the championship. If a team does not win the championship, they will be on probation until they are the champions, and the coaches will be held accountable. If after two years they have not won the championship their baseballs and equipment will be taken away UNTIL they do win the championship.
All kids will be expected to have the same baseball skills at the same time even if they do not have the same conditions or opportunities to practice on their own. NO exceptions will be made for lack of interest in baseball, a desire to perform athletically, or genetic abilities or disabilities of the player or their parents. ALL KIDS WILL PLAY BASEBALL AT A PROFICIENT LEVEL!
Talented players will be asked to work out on their own without instruction. This is because the coaches will be using all their instructional time with the athletes who aren't interested in baseball, have limited athletic ability or whose parents don't like baseball.
Games will be played year round, but statistics will only be kept in the 4th, 8th and 11th game.
It will create a New Age of Sports where every school is expected to have the same level of talent and all teams will reach the same minimum goals. If no player gets ahead, then no player gets left behind.
If parents do not like this new law, they are encouraged to vote for vouchers and support private teams that can screen out the non-athletes and prevent their children from having to play with bad baseball players.
BASEBALL'S VERSION OF NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND
All teams must make the state playoffs and MUST win the championship. If a team does not win the championship, they will be on probation until they are the champions, and the coaches will be held accountable. If after two years they have not won the championship their baseballs and equipment will be taken away UNTIL they do win the championship.
All kids will be expected to have the same baseball skills at the same time even if they do not have the same conditions or opportunities to practice on their own. NO exceptions will be made for lack of interest in baseball, a desire to perform athletically, or genetic abilities or disabilities of the player or their parents. ALL KIDS WILL PLAY BASEBALL AT A PROFICIENT LEVEL!
Talented players will be asked to work out on their own without instruction. This is because the coaches will be using all their instructional time with the athletes who aren't interested in baseball, have limited athletic ability or whose parents don't like baseball.
Games will be played year round, but statistics will only be kept in the 4th, 8th and 11th game.
It will create a New Age of Sports where every school is expected to have the same level of talent and all teams will reach the same minimum goals. If no player gets ahead, then no player gets left behind.
If parents do not like this new law, they are encouraged to vote for vouchers and support private teams that can screen out the non-athletes and prevent their children from having to play with bad baseball players.
posted by Suzy at 2:56 PM
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