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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]1) Out of a class of about 100 students, only 3-5 are considered "ace" lacrosse players, so you are grossly overgeneralizing. The high quality of Landon's college admissions year to year contradicts your claim that it is mediocre academic experience.
2) The teacher-coach model is based on the belief that the same people who coach you on the field should be teachers in the classroom. Not some "coach for hire" who only knows the kids in one capacity and doesn't contribute to other aspects of the educational experience. Kids need to see athletic coaches s as multidimensional people with interests outside of sports. This is why a recent asst football coach at Landon left to be the head coach at Gonzaga. He could have taken over the head coach position but refused to teach an academic subject, insisting that the football field is his classroom. Landon refused to budge, which should be applauded. [/quote]

Duh . . . he's a football coach, not a teacher.  It's about time someone at Landon showed some integrity, unfortunately it was not the Headmaster.  Landon already has a bunch good coaches who are lame-ass ineffective teachers.  Kudos to the guy who walked away.[/quote]

Duh yourself. You clearly have no idea what you are talking about. Landon hires its staff as teachers first, coaches second. Unlike Sta, Prep and EHS, it doesn't hire former pro/college stars who only coach for a few years and then move on. While all schools have some weak teachers, the ones at Landon are not the winning high level coaches. The good coaches at Landon are actually some of the strongest and most demanding teachers.[/quote]

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