Muda69

I can believe this meme bothering those individual who believe the U.S. Federal Government is essentially one big charity, handing our "free this and free that" to everyone that asks.

Race car drivers?

The "or" in that definition is key. Can anyone here deny that being a top flight competitive video game player mean developing certain skills, much like football?

? This sentence appears to be a fine example of your government school upbringing. Jackson Central or Walnut Grove?

Thank you for adhering to your principals.

Why not, Dann? Do you not support this "Red for Ed" "action day"? But of course Nov. 19th is during the firearm deer hunting season in Indiana. Perhaps you will use that day to try and bag a doe or buck?

Then by all means please fill in my gaps of US and Indiana history.

So says the educational professional using the word 'now' instead of 'know'. And I have never claimed that I know SOOOOOOOO much about education. I'm only an Indiana taxpayer who has had multiple children attend government schools and has dealt with dozens of government school administrators and teachers over 20+ years. So my perspective comes from that experience. What is so 'dangerous' about my perspective Irishman? That I see the ISTA/NEA for what they really are? One could make the argument that if your precious public sector union really gave a rats ass about the education of children they would sponsor their "action day" on a weekend, not on a school day, making it now in effect a semi-walkout type of action by government school employees. But that would not have the political impact the union is looking for now, would it? Therefore you have the age-old dilemma of government schools being drive by politics, with legislators one one side, government school employees on the other, and the children in the middle. Nice to use them as a bargaining chip, I guess.

https://mises.org/wire/4-reasons-why-socialism-becoming-more-popular Agreed. I tend to now view college as a second or third option for most students graduating from high school. Let them explore other avenues like technical/trade/vocational educations first. There are many careers in those fields that are in demand, and pay good money.

Tell me how many football players are able to maintain 300 Actions Per Minute in a video game. There is a physical coordination, muscle memory, and stamina component there that you refuse to acknowledge. Is golf a sport in your opinion? Why or why not?

https://www.jconline.com/story/news/2019/11/07/lafayette-schools-monitor-nov-19-list-grows-districts-closing-red-ed-rally/2523126001/ Wow, I guess we now know where the priorities of a supposedly altruistic profession like government school teacher lie, with lining their pocketbooks instead of teaching their students. And it's clear where the ISTA priorities lie, and it's not with the students. It's a public sector labor union after all. Must be nice to have a government administration that kowtows to this behavior, in the private sector one would be reprimanded at the least, possibly even fired. What government educational professionals here on the GID are planning on attending this event?

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/gordon-hayward-jazz-video-games

That is not a troll Mr. Jahari, it is an honest question. A number of colleges nationwide offer scholarships based on video game skills, Indiana's own Trine University being one of them: https://www.trine.edu/news/2016/esports.aspx I also fail to understand how one can 'enjoy' a 'piping hot flatus hoagie' in a medium where smell and/or sound is generally not available. Although I guess you are welcome to record you flatulence and attach it to a forum post as a .wav or other sound format file. Methinks that may run afoul of the GID posting guidelines however.

Stupid Federal Shipping Regulations Will Prevent Alaskans From Buying Alaskan Natural Gas: https://reason.com/2019/11/07/stupid-federal-shipping-regulations-will-prevent-alaskans-from-buying-alaskan-natural-gas/ The Jones Act is showing itself to be more ridiculous in a modern economy every day. It needs to be repealed.

If it gets a student a scholarship, so what? Are you saying team-based video games can't team similar lessons like those purportedly taught in football, baseball, or basketball?

Why shouldn't extra-curricular activities be expected to support themselves on their own merits? There are more ways raise funds than "profit from the meets". You are welcome, my young Padawan.

Agreed. Specifically one 5th grader.................

Why can't these other extra-curricular sports programs increase their fund-raising efforts? Why do they have to continually leech off of the profits of the football and basketball programs?

Because IMHO you are one, at least on this forum. Here, educate yourself: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_troll

Re-reading the question it seems like our forum troll is asking if I had some kind of sexual reaction to creating this thread? If that is indeed the question then the answer is no, and only goes to cement my position that Mr. Jahari is nothing but a troll by posting such banal question.

Case in point:

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-high-school-football-decline-20190830-ptht7reqtrc55ipkos2joqbmn4-story.html The small Illinois town my mother grew up in was a small-school football power for decades but now is kept alive only by a co-op agreement with a neighboring school district, creating one football team out of two separate high schools. That may become reality here in Indiana as well.

Because it served no purpose to the discussion of the topic at hand. That seems to be a trend, your trollish comments.

? I don't understand the question.

Exactly.