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<blockquote data-quote="4shotB" data-source="post: 289417" data-attributes="member: 844"><p>Stinger, I am quite certain there are indeed many factors that contribute to the differences you have seen. If I could pick just two I would say "priorities" and "lack of role models". Outside of a few professionals (lawyers, doctors, dentists, etc.) in town and their teachers , the kids do not know anyone who used college to better themselves. The few who did make it out aren't around to serve as role models. Their parents and grandparents "did OK without college..or even high school" but they worked in local factories (before wage stagnation, some of them closing, loss of pensions and other benefits, etc.) or farmed (tobacco was a big crop a generation or more ago but it has dried up). Making a living on a 100 acre farm is no longer feasible.The older generation doesn't quit understand that their offspring is not coming out into the same economic climate that they did.</p><p></p><p>Regarding priorities, ala some of the SEC schools, football is the raison d'etre of our school (and most nearby). Our school regularly bends the rules to keep players eligible and even ignores some of the state rules governing practice time, player eligibility, etc. The emphasis on FB begins in elementary school when the kids begin in pee wee. As a result of this, our school is known state wide for its FB with several state titles. Occasionally we will have SA's get scholarships but to my knowledge none have ever completed college. Two in my short tenure dropped out in the first semester and came back home. Two of our better players were being looked at by SEC schools but were denied admittance (by Kentucky and Miss. State!). I would say most (not all) of our FB players graduate with the academic skills of an 8th grader at a rigorous (or perhaps I could even use the word adequate here) school.</p><p></p><p>We are in an economically challenged or even depressed area. However, I think we have the resources here in terms of brick and mortar AND faculty (our math and science teachers are excellent imo) to compete with most any area IF (and this is a big IF) we as a community had the desire to make academics our first priority. However, decades ago (either the 80's or 90's) an "outsider" principal came in and tried to change the culture. And was run out of town. Ever since, the administration is a local product who understands his or her marching orders. The change will not happen unless the community wants it. To the community, status quo is fine. Again, they are insulated from the outside world and lack a "global perspective"to understand why they need to change.</p><p></p><p>again, not trying to thread hijack. I think this mindset or culture is not unique to our small community and happens all too often in the South...thus shrinking the recruiting pool for GT.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="4shotB, post: 289417, member: 844"] Stinger, I am quite certain there are indeed many factors that contribute to the differences you have seen. If I could pick just two I would say "priorities" and "lack of role models". Outside of a few professionals (lawyers, doctors, dentists, etc.) in town and their teachers , the kids do not know anyone who used college to better themselves. The few who did make it out aren't around to serve as role models. Their parents and grandparents "did OK without college..or even high school" but they worked in local factories (before wage stagnation, some of them closing, loss of pensions and other benefits, etc.) or farmed (tobacco was a big crop a generation or more ago but it has dried up). Making a living on a 100 acre farm is no longer feasible.The older generation doesn't quit understand that their offspring is not coming out into the same economic climate that they did. Regarding priorities, ala some of the SEC schools, football is the raison d'etre of our school (and most nearby). Our school regularly bends the rules to keep players eligible and even ignores some of the state rules governing practice time, player eligibility, etc. The emphasis on FB begins in elementary school when the kids begin in pee wee. As a result of this, our school is known state wide for its FB with several state titles. Occasionally we will have SA's get scholarships but to my knowledge none have ever completed college. Two in my short tenure dropped out in the first semester and came back home. Two of our better players were being looked at by SEC schools but were denied admittance (by Kentucky and Miss. State!). I would say most (not all) of our FB players graduate with the academic skills of an 8th grader at a rigorous (or perhaps I could even use the word adequate here) school. We are in an economically challenged or even depressed area. However, I think we have the resources here in terms of brick and mortar AND faculty (our math and science teachers are excellent imo) to compete with most any area IF (and this is a big IF) we as a community had the desire to make academics our first priority. However, decades ago (either the 80's or 90's) an "outsider" principal came in and tried to change the culture. And was run out of town. Ever since, the administration is a local product who understands his or her marching orders. The change will not happen unless the community wants it. To the community, status quo is fine. Again, they are insulated from the outside world and lack a "global perspective"to understand why they need to change. again, not trying to thread hijack. I think this mindset or culture is not unique to our small community and happens all too often in the South...thus shrinking the recruiting pool for GT. [/QUOTE]
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