Thanks to Alvaro for pointing this out. I’m doing my best to meet the UNofficial challenge, man. Even if I am a bit late. (I’ve not read anyone else’s blogs yet, just in case they’ve commented).

It might be that I’ve had a very frustrating week (Which is part of the reason I didn’t read it when he first pointed it out), but this has me seeing red. How much does anyone want to bet that not a single one of these schools is thinking of doing away with their athletics programs. Not one of them will refrain from singing the praises of someone who can run fast, or jump high, or tackle hard.

Here’s a newsflash for all of those out there who think that “Everyone is Equal” means “Everyone is the same.” We’re not the same. While we should be equal in the eyes of the Law, we’re all individuals. (“I’m not!”) As much as it irks the liberals, there are some people who are (*gasp*) smarter than others. Typically, we call those people Conservatives.

Seriously, though, does it really hurt one kid to see that another kid did well on a test? For all of the high ideals that say that we should keep competitiveness out of school, competition is a way of life. You compete for jobs. You compete for love. You compete for EVERYTHING. Some people are better than others at some things. It doesn’t make the “others” lesser people — they have their own strengths.

I half expect to hear that there are people lobbying to break the legs of those who’re more athetic than others, and find ways to cripple the minds of those who’re smarter. Our strength, after all, doesn’t come from letting each person find their own strengths, it comes from being completely mindnumbingly uniform.
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