At my school the kids asked for donations to fund their equipment and they brought in money on the games for their budget.

But once again… students and community use football. They do not use high school libraries.

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mynameisvlad 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

> students and community use football. They do not use high school libraries.

That's literally the problem being presented, the "joke" as you called it. This isn't something to be weirdly proud about. This is something to be extremely concerned about. Prioritizing football over education in a place dedicated to the latter is absurd. Like, Idiocracy-levels absurd.

How has it gone so far over your head?

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monkeyelite 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

So which is worse? - funding something people benefit from but is not part of your mission - funding something which is in your mission, but nobody uses?

The former is questionable. The latter is a just a waste.

Do you care about education outcomes? Or do you care about 90s symbols of education, like libraries.

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yifanl 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

Which is worse, buying Marlboros for the students, or buying books for the library?

	▲	monkeyelite 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		You got me. Especially with the edit from heroin.

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snozolli 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

funding something ... but is not part of your mission

That is worse. It's education, not a startup in need of a pivot.

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monkeyelite 3 days ago | parent [-]

Most Americans disagree and see athletics as an integral part of a rounded education.

	▲	snozolli 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		You're the one who drew the contrast in the first place! You characterized it as outside the mission and now you're trying to say it's part of the mission. Come on.

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georgeecollins 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I think the point is that the average person in a community cares more about football than education. There are place where they really do. You think that is idiotic and absurd -- I don't disagree. But we live in a democracy. You can't force people to care about what you think they should care about.

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sleepyguy 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The the big ironies of North Texas school districts — taxpayers foot the bill for those multimillion-dollar stadiums, turf fields, courts, and gyms, but the second class is out, the gates get locked like it’s Fort Knox. Meanwhile, kids are dodging cars in the street because they can’t set foot on the pristine facilities their parents literally paid for.

It’s not even just a summer thing — a lot of districts have blanket “no public use” policies year-round. They’ll cite liability, vandalism, or “preservation of facilities” as the reason, but the result is the same: empty fields, fenced-off courts, and taxpayers staring at what they bought but can’t touch.

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jjani 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Let's do away with the blackboards, school books, pencils, pens, and edutech. Replace all of them with tablets loaded with TikTok, Youtube, Instagram, Minecraft, Roblox. I'm sure they'll see much more use than what they're replacing. Such efficiency!

	▲	monkeyelite 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		Who said anything about replacing school time? I agree - having an after school video game time would be a better use of resources than an unused library.

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nevertoolate 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

What is your point? One of education’s primary goals is / were to help learning to enjoy the “right” things. Football field or library are not “good” in themselves, people learn to enjoy reading books and playing football via guidance.

	▲	monkeyelite 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		My point is you don’t need to spend money on high school libraries if nobody uses them. You can even just buy students books.