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Unpopular opinion Sports culture is ruining the k-12 and elite college learning system.
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Sports culture is ruining the k-12 and elite college learning system."
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Anonymous 7w

Like it feels like if you want a good college learning experience you need to go somewhere that’s a D2 or D3 school. D1 spends all the money on athletics and little on learning

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Anonymous 7w

I agree but I think it’s a pretty popular opinion

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Anonymous 7w

When I was in high school they cut almost all of the budget from mock trial and chorus and gave it to the football team 💀

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Anonymous 7w

There’s a pretty direct correlation towards good sports programs and good academia

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Anonymous 7w

Rich schools get funded by rich individuals who can pay for tutoring or - more likely - bribes

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 7w

Which is sad because the alternative is fucking brain dead like. This is what you want to fund…. my lord

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 7w

Dude I go to a D1 school and the academics here are phenomenal. A lot of D1 football pays for itself easily

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 7w

Those D2 and D3 schools also spend a lot on athletics, they just don’t have any money for academics

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