tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34581898769967859.post1660747268070010309..comments2023-10-22T11:51:25.683-04:00Comments on Rightmyer Rants: Up on my Soap BoxAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15334812243182354729noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34581898769967859.post-8204739322922339552010-01-12T09:16:05.459-05:002010-01-12T09:16:05.459-05:00I totally agree, this certainly wasn't very mo...I totally agree, this certainly wasn't very motivational. And, being almost at the end of my high school career myself, I can honestly say that it's the same at my school. It's not just a clique thing, or a popularity thing, it is the administration having a double standard. I was on the volleyball team in my freshman year and it wasn't quite as bad, but that's because our coaches were all English/Social Studies teachers. <br /><br />It continues to astound me how the school systems can be so continually blind to the real problems and achievements in schools. I wish some of them could come and re-live what we go through every day. I guarantee it's different from our position--and it's certainly different from when they went to school. In fact, I don’t think any of them would make it a single day.Jordynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12891702526707092686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34581898769967859.post-83418645557852640852010-01-06T08:25:57.373-05:002010-01-06T08:25:57.373-05:00Maybe I'm crazy but a motivational speech whic...Maybe I'm crazy but a motivational speech which tells the kids they are stupid is not, in my opinion, very motivational. As far as the football player, well, even if he's a brilliant guy, they could have chosen someone more "connected" to literacy, if you ask me. But I know how it is -- sports tend to be king (high school & college)around here. At my daughter's school (where my other two attended as well), I always wondered why the academic awards were given out in a short meeting but there's always a banquet for sports?!Lynn Irwin Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11902088926070471878noreply@blogger.com