Glitz and Glamor of HS Sports

[artdutra04]

What happened to sports being just a game to have fun?

I know all about the character building aspects and all, but there are many other avenues in life that build character or teach you life lessons. I have no problem with people enjoying sports, as there is a fine line between passionate about something you enjoy and being an obsessed zealot. When your city spends millions of dollars to build "top notch high school sporting facilities", while test scores leave a lot to be desired, there's a big problem there.

Last I checked, the primary focus of high school was to recieve an education; and not to waste millions of taxpayer dollars on astroturf football fields that are used about five times a year.

I'm not being anti-sports here. I love to watch go to baseball games and or watch sports on television. I just think that the city can spend the money in better ways than buying fake grass.)