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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the people who keep defending a world where HS and collegiate athletics take on outsized importance, try this thought experiment:

Imagine a world where colleges and HS did not field a basketball or hockey or football or LAX or swim team etc.  *Of course* they could use the fact that so-and-so was an exceptional athlete in evaluating them as a candidate, just as they could use if someone was a chess grandmaster, or concert violinist, or quiz bowl champion.  All of those activities, though valuable, are not the core of the mission of a HS or a university, [b]which is to educate young minds[/b].  Are those things helpful to an education? Sure, but they can (and should) all be accomplished without school sponsorship.  [/quote]

Read some mission statements, most are far broader than just academic education

"The mission of Harvard College is to educate the citizens and citizen-leaders for our society."

"Yale is committed to improving the world today and for future generations through outstanding research and scholarship, education, preservation, and practice. Yale educates aspiring leaders worldwide who serve all sectors of society."[/quote]

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