[Speed Gibson,
Sunday December 5, 2004 at 3:02pm]
Da Bears!
Unlike Doug at Bogus Gold, I watched the Vikings lose to Chicago. The only upside was that the post-game call-in show on KFAN got some passionate callers. Several fans decided this loss should be the final nail in Mike Tice's Head Coaching coffin.
I couldn't help wondering how many of these adamant fans that demand accountability and/or results from their sports teams, are wholly unconcerned about, say, their local public school district. Test scores continue to fall, spending continues to rise even when enrollment drops, and there is no real accountability for any of this.
The Vikings season will end at Philadelphia if not sooner regardless. But poor performance by our public schools is an opportunity lost forever.
Maybe we should televise what goes on in our classrooms on Sunday afternoons.
I couldn't help wondering how many of these adamant fans that demand accountability and/or results from their sports teams, are wholly unconcerned about, say, their local public school district. Test scores continue to fall, spending continues to rise even when enrollment drops, and there is no real accountability for any of this.
The Vikings season will end at Philadelphia if not sooner regardless. But poor performance by our public schools is an opportunity lost forever.
Maybe we should televise what goes on in our classrooms on Sunday afternoons.