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<blockquote data-quote="4shotB" data-source="post: 289245" data-attributes="member: 844"><p>I teach in a rural school where calculus is not offered. Only 12- 18 or so will bother to take pre-calculus each year. This year even our valedictorian would not be Tech material and I have seen that before. Many on here lack perspective and I have to say I did as well prior to becoming a math teacher just a few years back.</p><p></p><p> I see this lack of perspective most often when a recruit will say "academics is a top priority" and then choose to sign with Clemson or ole Miss or Auburn etc. This athlete will be accused of lying or being disingenuous.I have seen my students get truly excited about getting accepted to schools equivalent to West Georgia, Valdosta State, Ft. Valley State, etc. or even a two year community college. More often than not, they will be the first in their family to attend college in any form. Every once in awhile, I will have a student to be the first in his/her family to graduate from high school.</p><p></p><p> In a rural community (and perhaps in some urban school systems although I am speculating here), <strong><u>ANY</u></strong> form of post secondary education is prestigious. There is an overall lack of awareness to be able to discern the differences between say GT and Texas A & M. In fact, i believe that many in this community have never heard of MIT or Cal Tech or even Emory due to lack of a FB or BB team. So, a kid who is interested in "academics as my top priority" may not be lying when he chooses West Virginia over Michigan on signing day. He may simply come from a background that doesn't allow him to discern the difference. That is difficult for the typical GT grad to comprehend but I see it daily.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="4shotB, post: 289245, member: 844"] I teach in a rural school where calculus is not offered. Only 12- 18 or so will bother to take pre-calculus each year. This year even our valedictorian would not be Tech material and I have seen that before. Many on here lack perspective and I have to say I did as well prior to becoming a math teacher just a few years back. I see this lack of perspective most often when a recruit will say "academics is a top priority" and then choose to sign with Clemson or ole Miss or Auburn etc. This athlete will be accused of lying or being disingenuous.I have seen my students get truly excited about getting accepted to schools equivalent to West Georgia, Valdosta State, Ft. Valley State, etc. or even a two year community college. More often than not, they will be the first in their family to attend college in any form. Every once in awhile, I will have a student to be the first in his/her family to graduate from high school. In a rural community (and perhaps in some urban school systems although I am speculating here), [B][U]ANY[/U][/B] form of post secondary education is prestigious. There is an overall lack of awareness to be able to discern the differences between say GT and Texas A & M. In fact, i believe that many in this community have never heard of MIT or Cal Tech or even Emory due to lack of a FB or BB team. So, a kid who is interested in "academics as my top priority" may not be lying when he chooses West Virginia over Michigan on signing day. He may simply come from a background that doesn't allow him to discern the difference. That is difficult for the typical GT grad to comprehend but I see it daily. [/QUOTE]
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