Interesting read from Nebraska about competitive balance and teams quitting

[Veer2Eternity]

https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/...qYGCt7JjW6V4van4-w_aem_h5bP6OfUh76FgoBjeUjZnQ

 

[trumanbulldog42]

First problem is, their mascot is a Bunny.....Who thought that was a good idea? You every wonder how a whole committee can approve something really dumb? Like a bad commercial or in this case, the mascot to a school...

 

[Veer2Eternity]

First problem is, their mascot is a Bunny.....Who thought that was a good idea? You every wonder how a whole committee can approve something really dumb? Like a bad commercial or in this case, the mascot to a school...

or class .5

 

[Eagles_Ball]

Almost makes it sound like open enrollment is a ridiculously bad idea that could have ripple effects on districts and communities. Who would ever thunk that, huh?

 

[thetophat2021]

"the talented kids seem to be attracted to certain schools."

Pasted from the article....................sound familiar?

 

[blindedbythelight]

Almost makes it sound like open enrollment is a ridiculously bad idea that could have ripple effects on districts and communities. Who would ever thunk that, huh?

On the other hand,,,why should a student be forced to attend a really crappy school???

Lots of administrators and educators don’t give a damn,,maybe solution is to fire all of the underachieving adults in the room??

 

[thetophat2021]

In this state the "hot spot" for HSFB is out west: Gretna and Westside.

 

[Veer2Eternity]

Lots of administrators and educators don’t give a damn,,maybe solution is to fire all of the underachieving adults in the room??

Start with the parents.

 

[trumanbulldog42]

On the other hand,,,why should a student be forced to attend a really crappy school???

Lots of administrators and educators don’t give a damn,,maybe solution is to fire all of the underachieving adults in the room??

Very rarely is it the administrators and educators.....very rarely. Grow up and be better!

 

[blindedbythelight]

Very rarely is it the administrators and educators.....very rarely. Grow up and be better!

So the parents in a high performing district are that much better than the parents in a neighboring crappy district.???

 

[sw5890]

So the parents in a high performing district are that much better than the parents in a neighboring crappy district.???

Yes. It's not a popular opinion but bad schools aren't typically bad because of bad teachers or bad admins it's because they have disproportionately high numbers of students that are difficult to educate for one reason or another.

Poverty
Crime
Broken homes
Drugs/addiction in the home
Single parent homes
Disengaged or otherwise absent parents
Homeless/unstable living arrangement
Can't speak english or have parents who can't speak english

I'm sure there are some exceptions that are genuinely poorly run districts but in most cases the bad schools are always in lower income urban or very rural areas or schools with very high diversity and merely a reflection of the demographics of the community in which they operate.

 

[trumanbulldog42]

So the parents in a high performing district are that much better than the parents in a neighboring crappy district.???

Actually yes.....that's pretty much the difference. You can even look at schools that are in the same large town/city and one will be good and the other bad. Even if they have the same admin

 

[shoot90draw]

I wonder if the effectiveness of the booster club is a factor for families where open enrollment is a thing?