[lchsalumnus]

For the record, my kids do know how to balance a check book. Both have jobs, both have savings accounts, both have just started an IRA and they have learned it all at home. And why is that, becuase our school systems feels that weight lifting is more important than those things that actually happen in the real world.

Sorry people but you can not conveince me that weights should be part of school curriculum. No one has given a legit reason to why it should either.

Me personally I have a problem paying a teachers salary to sit on his/her ass while students lift weights just to help him/her to increase the sports winning percentage. They are paid to teach first and extra curricular second. If you don't want to put in the time before or after school then don't be a part of it.

I guess before I posted my opinion I should have realized I'm posting on a site full of sports freaks (including myself). Just figured people would use common sense and be realistic.

answer me this. why should the state require my kid to take 2 years of a foreign language as part of their admission requirements? to me that is a waste.

lifting weights during school isn't done just for athletes. why are you so misinformed? what most schools have done is they have created several sections of "Weightlifting/Conditioning" classes throughout the school day. There are upper classman (juniors/seniors) who do not play sports that can sign up for this class as an elective. then some of the other sections are filled up with your athletes, whichever best fits their schedules.

your main problem is thinking that school is all about going to college. it isn't. it is about socializing and learning to be productive in today's challenging world. not every kid will go to college. some will flunk out. it isn't because of the poor education more as to a combination of how poorly the school, the student, the parents, and the community did not prepare them together.

little things like making a big deal out of a weightlifting class is the problem. if you don't like it, then refuse to allow your child to take it and instead have them take an upper level math/science class. but don't come down on parents who do not object and try to parent THEIR kids the way YOU think should be best.