HCHY List: 17 reasons why football is better than high school

[Richard Hamilton]

Regarding the recent discussion - reminded me of this great article shared 
on the list years ago:
http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/kchi9804.htm

"Let me give you 17 reasons why football is better for learning than high 
school. I use football as my specific example not because I love football; I 
use it because I hate football. It's been said that football combines the 
two worst elements of American society: violence and committee meetings. You 
can substitute "music" or "theater" or "soccer" for "football," and 
everything I say will stay the same; so when I say that football is better 
than school, what I really mean is that even football is better than 
school."

Richard