Had to bring this one back, as a sports fan instead of an official.
I, along with other members of my family, continued my education after high school because the facts of life are, as we are all told....the more education you have, THE MORE MONEY YOU WILL MAKE. ( One of the MAJOR advertisements for " Stay in School " is the amount of money the average HS graduate makes versus the drop out!) Now, the college days are hard to remember for some of us, but I dont recall any of my friends saying they are going to school so that they just know more. WE WERE ALL THERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT DIFFERENT SUBJECTS FOR TWO REASONS: 1)Because we wanted to make more money, and 2)Because the school required you take these other classes not associated with your major so that your education isnt one dimensional. ( ie - so your able to make money in other areas if your major doesnt work out.)
It all comes down to money, and this point is not negatioable. ( sp? ) When we say that these kids should go to college and not turn pro, why are we sayign it? Should they go to school to......?? Yes, education is important. But look at the situation and the world objectively. Do you believe that you would get more out of college now, than you did when you were 18? Yes
Can these people go to school at any time after their careers? Yes.....Can they make multi-millions of dollars with their abilities at any time in their lives? No....
And my last point is that it saddens me to see many people use the argument of failure or possible failure as a reason to make a law/by-law " for the kids (adults) best interest " because he " just doesnt know any better " and could possibly fail. All of those kids have a very legitimate possibility of acheiving something they have more than likely dreamed of for the previous 5-10 years....Sh** half of us on this forum have or have had the same dream. And along with this possibility of acheiving a dream comes a helluva lot of money. Money these kids can use to make more money. The ones who dont make it, STILL HAVE A LONG LIFE AHEAD OF THEM.
You cant criticize these kids for making the decisions that they make. You can only think about what you would do, or what advice you would give them if they were your son. Respect the decisions that they make, and hope that the ones who have and do fail ( at pursuing a DREAM! ) either try again, or find another path in life.
1) Coulda, shoulda, woulda......versus 2)Tried.Failed.Tried again.Failed.Found something new and tried.Succeded ( or failed.Tried again)??????????????
I'll fight to take #2 and die lovin it.