This past weekend, it seemed that every social media newsfeed was full of people cheering on their alma maters or sending shout outs to their favorite college mascots. The football season on the professional level and every tier below it has become an iconic fall tradition of American culture. This glorification of a sport, particularly in the case of college athletes, put priorities in the wrong spot though. Does our collective obsession with college football and other collegiate sports give K-12 kids the wrong idea about the purpose of higher education? Let’s face it; athleticism is at least partially genetic. …
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