I'm that one guy who thinks telling kids about Santa Clause is wrong.
I'm that one guy who thinks that colleges shouldn't offer athletic scholarships.
Yea, and nobody really likes me for it.
I'm told I'm going to be a bad parent for the first one, and I'm told that I'm crushing people's dreams for the second one.
Really, apparently I'm going to be a bad parent because I don't lie to my kids and promote irrational thinking?
Apparently I'm crushing people's dreams because I want college (Definition: an educational institution or establishment, in particular) to stay a place for education. In addition, as a high school student that is recognized by state as being a gifted student who preforms extremely well in high school, I can't stand to think about my possible scholarship being taken by Joe Football with a 2.0 GPA.
I have a few friends, and even two of them are girls (Yipee.) but still most people don't like me because I always seem to have the most unpopular opinion.
Yea, I wouldn't mind it so much if certain "colleges" (Cause if it's sports based, how can you really call it a college) were completely revolving around sports, then I could see it.. but the fact that most schools mix the two is insane.
@RT
Yea, the biggest problem I will face is teaching kids the joy of giving. That's what the story of Santa Clause does. I think, however, we shouldn't use Santa to 'bribe' our kids into good behavior. We should instead teach them that we give gifts because it's the morally correct thing to do. Idk what I'm gonna do yet, to be honest. How in the world can I explain that to a 2 year old?
@TT
Aaand that's why we have sports scholarships :( It's all about the Benjamins in today's world.
@Sub
Maybe I'm not defining myself because of my opinion, but because how I go about sharing it. I am a very outspoken person (Which in today's world isn't extremely valuable... most companies want yes-men) and honestly, I just get into arguments with people about it. Let me give you an example.
I am involved in TSA, the technology student association, where we travel and compete in various building, programming, and writing competitions. This year we had around 15 first places at the state level. the best in my school's history. The school, however, refused to pay almost any money for the kids to attend the national competition. Instead, they continued to fund the 0-12 lacrosse team and continued to pay for the football team's 20+ assistant coaches. Why did they do this? Duh, sports bring in money, as TT said. Of course I go and complain to my friends about it cause I wanted to go without paying a WHOLE load of money, and one of the lacrosse people overhear me. We argue. And then another sports girl jumps in. And it gets into this huge argument where it's pretty much me and my friend (Bless her) against about 9 other "sportsmen". I'm just not one to back down from an argument, and people know me because of that, and I'm pretty much linked to my unorthodox views.
I find Santa Claus is a very good moral teaching ground. Plus, on the most simplistic level, they *enjoy* it. It's fun. It's a bonding experience.
Anyway, for the second one, I can understand that completely. Even having a lesser scholarship would be awesome. Just don't promote physical over mental gains. I don't have a problem with athletes, just the way they're seen as heroes while scientists, inventors, strategists, etc. are all seen as lesser. The only way to be famous is to discover something RIDICULOUSLY famous, while someone like Michael Jordan will always be remembered. Granted, they can always be a positive influence with the money they gain - donating to shelters, funds, giving back to the community, etc - but most don't and they shouldn't make millions for playing a game.
ANYWAY, rant over. Hope I at least explained myself well.
I actually got my family to celebrate it this year for the first time in 6 years :D. Still pretty fun. Idk, I can definitely see why you see the irrationality in telling kids about Santa Claus, but I think it depends on the kid. But mostly, I think most kids like the idea of Santa Claus, and most never get mad about parents lying to them. After some time, they'd think themselves were stupid for believing and they grew up xD
For sport scholarships, I feel ya. However almost all colleges do require a decent grade in most classes to be illegible for the scholarship throughout the years.
Telling that santa claus is real is not good IMO. My parents never lied about that and i felt better because of it.
I think sport scholarship should be placed in just some colleges that focused on their sport