My son is in the 8th grade. He has played football for 2 years and cannot wait to play high school football and dreams of playing college and then pro one day. The question I have is, we, my husband and I have recently purchased a weekend home in a small town and we really love it there. The school my children would go to is sooooo small there is no football there and no band but, my children would get so much more help academically ( i think) 1:8 teacher student ratio where we live now it is 1:25. School enrollment all grade levels is only like 400 kids. My oldest daughter is on honor roll in band and is active in everything at her high school of 2000 students now. I have explained to them that in a small town their chances of scholarships are GREATER yet, my children do not want to move. We currently live in the city and violence is EVERYWHERE... WHAT SHOULD WE DO?
2007-01-21 07:03:34 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
Do what you feel is best. You are the grown-up. Having said that, I feel you could find a way to do it all, but it would be expensive and time-consuming. For instance, your daughter could train with a good musician, either independently or as a student in a music school. You son could, similarly, attend football camps and even try out for a minor league to increase his chances of being a pro.
2007-01-21 07:12:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anpadh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Change isn't easy for kids. Big schools and small schools each have their advantages and disadvantages. Big schools are going to have classes like band, jazz band, advanced chemistry, advanced foreign languages ( and mor than one!). BUT - students are also more likley to be anonymous and more likely to fall through the cracks. At a small school, the ONE chemistry class may only be offered in even numbered years, there is only one foreign language offered and they may or may not have a music program. BUT, like "Cheers" everyone knows your name.
As far as football goes - many very small schools play 8-man football. Your son's chances of getting an academic scholarship are better than his chances of getting a football scholarship, regardless of school size. Your son needs to focus on academics because even if he does play football well enough to be considered for a scholarship, if he can't get past the NCAA Clearinghouse (grade and test score requirements), he won't be able to play. The other question that needs to be asked is what he's going to do after he's done playing football. The odds of his playing college and pro ball are not in his favor.
You need to weigh the pros and cons of this move very carefully.
2007-01-21 08:45:10 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well if you didn't play high school football what makes you want to play college ball? Unless you are a far superior athlete with good size you will not get a second look. You seem to be pretty good at track. Stick to what you know. BTW ignore the guy that said go to Tulane or Tulsa becasue they are small schools. Both teams have pretty good football programs thus probably eliminating your chances to make the team.
2016-03-14 21:36:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, first of all what you are telling them is simply not true.Being in a small scholl actually hinders your chance of scholaships rather than helping them. Being the valedictorian at a school with 100 students does not look as good on a scholarship app as being in the top 10% of a school with 2000 students. Additionally they will have better academic resources and exposure to higher level learning at a large school
I think it is selfish that you and your husband would kill your kids chances at a future by moving to a town that severaly limits your child's chances at a future
2007-01-21 07:11:40 · answer #4 · answered by angihorn2006 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You should stay where you are. I don't know about your son, because I personally HATE football, but I know that band is AMAZING, and you really bond with people in...strange...but REALLY good ways! If she's on the honor roll, you really don't have anything to worry about academically with her now. Violence is everywhere period. You're not going to get somewhere without violence. It's up to you as parents to protect your children from it. It doesn't matter if your children get scholarships if they're not going to be allowed to do what they dream of. Besides, my high school has about 1,800 kids and the teacher student ratio is probably about 1:31, if not worse, and things seem to be fine. I say just stay where you are. Your kids don't have that much schooling left anyway.
2007-01-21 07:10:12 · answer #5 · answered by booda2009 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, he has to play in order to be scouted for college....if you go ahead with your plan you are dashing his lifelong dreams. Can there be a comprimise? Another school within driving distance to your new place where he could enroll and play football? You might have to drive him back and forth, but in the long run it will pay off ---you do have to consider his hopes, I would think.
2007-01-21 07:07:58 · answer #6 · answered by XOXOXOXO 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well why you asking us i think my dear you have already made up your mind you only seem to tell the good of the new place and the bad where you live now for your kids sake please think of the reason you have lived where you live now and think about what eructing them may do it may turn your kids into kids you aren't ready for we have moved a few times and i did everything to keep my kids at the same school when they should have went to another but now we bought a house and i made sure it was in the schools territotory because i could never rip them out i was a child that was moved around and it is terrible please think of the kids please make them your choice of going or staying good luck and i wish your kids the best of luck if you move they will really need it
2007-01-21 07:12:27 · answer #7 · answered by LOLO 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋