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[Remodeling Maidiac]

Missouri considers making bass fishing a high-school sport | PennLive.com

You know you're a redneck when.....


Seriously, our children barely pass with basic math and reading and this is the bullshit they come up with?

What the **** is wrong with the adults in this country?

 

[Avatar4321]

What do sports have to do with the quality of the education?

 

[theDoctorisIn]

While I think calling bass fishing a "sport" is a little strange, I know many people who would disagree with me.

I don't see any reason why this is a bad thing.

 

[nitroz]

So schools shouldn't have extracurricular activities?

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

Wasted money. School is for education. Do you know what 2 bass tracker fishing boats cost? I am a fisherman. Ive had two of them as well as other boats. This is a waste of taxpayer dollars.

And if you still dont see the problem witb this then you have NO BUSINESS bitching about the lack of education our children receive.

Some get all bent out of shape when they can't be served pizza anymore but blowing 50k+ on a ******* Saturday morning pass time is okay

 

[theDoctorisIn]

Wasted money. School is for education. Do you know what 2 bass tracker fishing boats cost? I am a fisherman. Ive had two of them as well as other boats. This is a waste of taxpayer dollars.

And if you still dont see the problem witb this then you have NO BUSINESS bitching about the lack of education our children receive.

Some get all bent out of shape when they can't be served pizza anymore but blowing 50k+ on a ******* Saturday morning pass time is okay

There's a strong argument that sports programs significantly increase graduation rates - keeping people in school who would possibly have dropped out in other circumstances.

It's a decision that should be up to the local school boards.

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

Wasted money. School is for education. Do you know what 2 bass tracker fishing boats cost? I am a fisherman. Ive had two of them as well as other boats. This is a waste of taxpayer dollars.

And if you still dont see the problem witb this then you have NO BUSINESS bitching about the lack of education our children receive.

Some get all bent out of shape when they can't be served pizza anymore but blowing 50k+ on a ******* Saturday morning pass time is okay

There's a strong argument that sports programs significantly increase graduation rates - keeping people in school who would possibly have dropped out in other circumstances.

It's a decision that should be up to the local school boards.

I was one of those troubled children. This is a waste of money. Putting a worm on a hook isn't going to deter redneck losers from going out to party or skip school.

Don't cry to me about schools being underfunded or teachers being underpaid when programs like this siphon money from what is important.

 

[Unkotare]

Wasted money. School is for education.

Do you feel the same way about football? Baseball? Hockey?

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

Wasted money. School is for education.

Do you feel the same way about football? Baseball? Hockey?

For the schools that put a heavy emphasis on it, yes. But thats mostly a college issue. Primary education is for the basics. Football/baseball etc teach social skills as well as teamwork. Fishing teaches you what your father should have already accomplished when you were in grammar school.

I see 0 vital skills being learned through this. When you can drink beer while you're waiting for a "bite" it's not a sport.

 

[LoneLaugher]

Wasted money. School is for education. Do you know what 2 bass tracker fishing boats cost? I am a fisherman. Ive had two of them as well as other boats. This is a waste of taxpayer dollars.

And if you still dont see the problem witb this then you have NO BUSINESS bitching about the lack of education our children receive.

Some get all bent out of shape when they can't be served pizza anymore but blowing 50k+ on a ******* Saturday morning pass time is okay

pass time?

You is funny!

 

[LoneLaugher]

Wasted money. School is for education.

Do you feel the same way about football? Baseball? Hockey?

For the schools that put a heavy emphasis on it, yes. But thats mostly a college issue. Primary education is for the basics. Football/baseball etc teach social skills as well as teamwork. Fishing teaches you what your father should have already accomplished when you were in grammar school.

I see 0 vital skills being learned through this. When you can drink beer while you're waiting for a "bite" it's not a sport.

Man.....you are short-sighted sometimes.

 

[Unkotare]

Football/baseball etc teach social skills as well as teamwork.

Then how do you feel about cross-country running? Tenis?

 

[squinch]

Gramps is right. Fishing is not a sport. For something to be a sport, both sides have to lose equally. When the fish gets caught he pays with his life. If you don't catch a fish, well at least you got drunk.
Pretty much of a win-win situation for the student/athlete.

 

[LoneLaugher]

Der de der der der.....

 

[Dot Com]

Its better than them lying on a couch w/ their eyes locked-onto their 3" screen Eyephone.

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

Der de der der der.....

I gave you a ******* position to argue against and you offer nothing but jibberish. Act like a nonpartisan adult for once and give me your best shot. Or is der der der all your ******* hack brain can come up with.

Try it.... Tell me why my tax dollars should pay for a leisure boat for children who should be in school learning 8x5 is more important than geography... go on tell me.

I bet you most of the rural kids couldn't even find Iraq on a ******* globe.

 

[Unkotare]

Wasted money. School is for education. Do you know what 2 bass tracker fishing boats cost? I am a fisherman. Ive had two of them as well as other boats. This is a waste of taxpayer dollars.

And if you still dont see the problem witb this then you have NO BUSINESS bitching about the lack of education our children receive.

Some get all bent out of shape when they can't be served pizza anymore but blowing 50k+ on a ******* Saturday morning pass time is okay

There's a strong argument that sports programs significantly increase graduation rates - keeping people in school who would possibly have dropped out in other circumstances.

It's a decision that should be up to the local school boards.

I was one of those troubled children. This is a waste of money. Putting a worm on a hook isn't going to deter redneck losers from going out to party or skip school. .

Because of your subjective and seemingly emotive response to this particular program?

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

There's a strong argument that sports programs significantly increase graduation rates - keeping people in school who would possibly have dropped out in other circumstances.

It's a decision that should be up to the local school boards.

I was one of those troubled children. This is a waste of money. Putting a worm on a hook isn't going to deter redneck losers from going out to party or skip school. .

Because of your subjective and seemingly emotive response to this particular program?

I get your point but I stand behind my life experiences. This, if instituted, will be more tax dollars wasted.

 

[Dot Com]

Der de der der der.....

I gave you a ******* position to argue against and you offer nothing but jibberish. Act like a nonpartisan adult for once and give me your best shot. Or is der der der all your ******* hack brain can come up with.

Try it.... Tell me why my tax dollars should pay for a leisure boat for children who should be in school learning 8x5 is more important than geography... go on tell me.

I bet you most of the rural kids couldn't even find Iraq on a ******* globe.

you are correct & make a good point BUT there are upsides to being encouraged to go outside and turn the electronic gadgets off that a lot of today's youth seem to have. Meet you 1/2 way and say that their grades must be good enough to use the boat perhaps?

 

[candycorn]

So schools shouldn't have extracurricular activities?

No.