Re: G-He, G-Hi, G-Ho,Ho,Ho - Granite Warriors Go, Go, Go from SWC Archived Message
Posted by 3Dee on May 9, 2017, 11:04 pm, in reply to "G-He, G-Hi, G-Ho,Ho,Ho - Granite Warriors Go, Go, Go from SWC"
And of course the Deeistic commentary---- Good for Granite --- not because they're scared of East St. Louis -- I just wish they would go farther and scrap it all. Scrap high school sports altogether. People gauge their community pride on how a bunch of little dip$#!+S do on a field. Sorry kids, you may not like me for what I said--- but you'll be the same way when you live an equal number of years over again....because you're still smarter than I ever was when I was your age...so take some solace. Have athletics for what it should be --- a fun way to burn calories, build camaraderie and learn to function as a team. Who needs another city's squad for that to happen? Hell -- get some intramurals....keep it simple. Then take all that money saved --- and put it into academic programs as well as the shop programs. Granite is so lucky to have as much as it does in the shops......A lot of other schools don't have close to what Granite has....some even have to engage in offsite programs. Granite people can work with their hands (and quite a few work well with their brains too...) and the applied trades continue to be a lucrative work. Mike Rowe is a phony and totally an actor - but I give to him at least encouraging people working in the trades. We need people to do the wiring, the plumbing, fix the car, building, welding, heating, cooling, and machining. Knowing how much that jock culture prevails --- and realizing that many of them can't stop living out those days - so they become a part of the culture of the school until the day they die --- Deeism will once again be ignored. They will still place too much emphasis on athletics --- parents will still make their kids little machines so that they can try for that athletic scholarship. It's too bad --- because GCHS has a real golden opportunity to get itself out of that craziness and really avail resources for true learning. Imagine that -- an athletic program designed for physical fitness, recreation, and for even just hanging out and forming friendships --- without all the other pressures --- the incessant demands of the IHSA and the driving kids to the point of nervous breakdowns if they're lucky (or collapsing on the field if they're not)..... Break from the entire system ---- and just have fun --- while emphasizing learning. I know -- it makes too much sense and it will never happen... As with all the Deeistic propositions.... But I lead them to the water at least.
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- G-He, G-Hi, G-Ho,Ho,Ho - Granite Warriors Go, Go, Go from SWC - 3Dee May 9, 2017, 10:49 pm
- Re: G-He, G-Hi, G-Ho,Ho,Ho - Granite Warriors Go, Go, Go from SWC - 3Dee May 9, 2017, 11:04 pm
- Re: G-He, G-Hi, G-Ho,Ho,Ho - Granite Warriors Go, Go, Go from SWC - Opie2 May 10, 2017, 6:39 am
- Re: G-He, G-Hi, G-Ho,Ho,Ho - Granite Warriors Go, Go, Go from SWC - Opie2 May 10, 2017, 6:57 am
- Re: G-He, G-Hi, G-Ho,Ho,Ho - Granite Warriors Go, Go, Go from SWC - 3Dee May 10, 2017, 9:29 am
- Re: G-He, G-Hi, G-Ho,Ho,Ho - Granite Warriors Go, Go, Go from SWC - 3Dee May 10, 2017, 9:43 am
- Re: G-He, G-Hi, G-Ho,Ho,Ho - Granite Warriors Go, Go, Go from SWC - Just Mike May 10, 2017, 8:08 am
- Serious commentary (for once) - 3Dee May 10, 2017, 11:19 am
- Re: G-He, G-Hi, G-Ho,Ho,Ho - Granite Warriors Go, Go, Go from SWC - Sawblade May 10, 2017, 7:10 pm
- Re: G-He, G-Hi, G-Ho,Ho,Ho - Granite Warriors Go, Go, Go from SWC - worker May 19, 2017, 8:04 pm
- Re: G-He, G-Hi, G-Ho,Ho,Ho - Granite Warriors Go, Go, Go from SWC - worker May 19, 2017, 8:05 pm
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