[JRutledge]

Originally posted by stmaryrams


Rut,

I have to disagree with you on this statement. It may be that way where you are and in some parts of the country, but in my town there is a big difference in the quality of education between public and private schools.

Now n the suburban schools, sure they maintain a high level of education but our inner city schools are a mess.

My sone graduated with 17 National Merit Scholars in a class of 120. Now this is the exception rather than the norm (usually 3 to 7) but it is still the facts.

I am not talking about all schools. I live in a surrounding area that has very good public schools. Many of the students that excel go to any school they wish. Even directly in Chicago there are a couple of public schools that are second to none. Whitney Young in Chicago is a great example. Whitney Young has many students that some of the most accomplished in Illinois and around the country.

Originally posted by stmaryrams
As far as Harvard, Yale and the Ivy league, I cannot comment other than their admission standards are exceptional. Most students couldn't get into those schools even if they could afford it.

I was not talking about admission standards. I was talking about what happens when the students get there. Since you brought up admission standards, it is not like admission standards are just based on grades or tests. If your parents attended a prestigious university, it is likely that school will admit you if you have some general standards. When the Supreme Court ruled on the Michigan Affirmative Action case a few years ago, it was clear that where people lived, whose family attended the university and many other factors not based on any merit factored into who they admitted in the university. Attending a university is as much about what you did in HS as to what the university thinks you will do the environment of their school.

Originally posted by stmaryrams
That's my rant - I do however agree with you on the quality of summer ball officiating. It can be uneven depending on the officials in the contest. I have even made a comment to a coach this summer on a call he thought I missed that "It's summer ball for the officials too coach"

Peace