YankeeDawg

Cardfan...I hope you don't think I'm disagreeing with ya. You and I are on the same track here.. Sorry if I misinterpreted what you said...(or maybe I'm just awake too early...LOL). We as parents can only support our kids in their activities. I refuse to force my kids to become something they don't want to be or can't be. I've seen soooo many parents, especially in sports, ride their kids, subject their kids to excessive pressure, ridicule their kids and basically make their kids lives miserable to become the best (fill in the blank) in the country, when in actuality little Johnny/Mary hates (fill in the blank)...and doesn't excel in that particular area. Too much of daddy (or mommy) wanting to relive their own childhood thru their kid.

thanks cardfan...we don't push our kids to do what we want them to do...we SUPPORT what THEY want to do. ( please understand that I'm talking about activities and such). I think you need to let kids live their lives as theirs...not living their lives thru their parents pasts...we have lived our lives already...they need to live theirs and make decisions, let them make mistakes, and let them learn from those mistakes... just my opinion.

Stupid me...I thought YOUTH baseball (and all other youth sports for that matter) was supposed to be FUN !!!! My son has been playing since 5 years old at T-ball. He is now in his 3rd year of Babe Ruth. He has always been the smallest kid on each team he played on. He has never had batting or other private coaching. He doesn't want that...we have offered it to him. He by no means is a great hitter, usually singles/doubles and he gets alot of walks..rarely strikes out...he usually plays left or center field, but he has also caught and played 2nd base... he has no intention of playing at the next level..he's smart enough to realize he doesnt have a chance, never has.. he just enjoys the team atmosphere and the game as it should be...for fun. And ya know what?? I'm VERY proud of him for the attitude he exhibits. (But he has made 4 All-Star teams, mainly because of his hustle and attitude and he is easily coachable...and NO, we didn;t play politics with the coaches)

IMHO schools SHOULD be run like a business, with the taxpayers as "stockholders" via their school tax and should have a say in what goes on. The purpose of a school however is not to make a profit but to educate our kids through academics, sports and other extra-curricular activites You can equate a school board to a board of directors of a company in a way but in companies that are publicly funded through stock purchases, the stockholders have more say in what happens than we as citizens have in dealing with the school district. It appears to me, that as taxpayers who fund schools and all the associated expenses, we have at best, a very minimal say to what "business" decisions are made. Sorry if I'm rambling, but I just wanted to express my feelings.