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[quote=Anonymous]First of all, get over yourself, "snowflake lady".  You sound like such an ass every time you post.

For everyone else, I think most of the rest of us recognize that the reality of it is that both academic talent and athletic talent are a spectrum.

Yes, sometimes the super talented athlete somehow doesn't get on the team.  Yes, somehow the kid with two left feet does get on the team because daddy the lawyer pulled some string or other.  But generally that kind of situation is an outlyer.  We haven't gotten rid of sports teams despite the fact that a.) not everyone gets on the team and b.) there's not always a perfect match between talent and getting on the team.

Yet given the fact that we still continue sports teams - and not just one sports team but multiple sports teams for every sport under the blue sky along with Title IX girls athletics programs to correspond with the boy's offerings - WHY on earth given that logic do we so resist things like G&T programs or test-in schools?  Sports teams already basically do that kind of thing, where you have to demonstrate some level of proficiency to make the cut?  And, it's clear that public schools all around the nation have no issue with funding sports programs.  So why not G&T?

It's one or the other - if you are fine with sports programs then you should likewise be fine with G&T programs.  Or, if you oppose G&T programs then you don't really have a viable argument for wanting to keep sports programs.[/quote]

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