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CNN drops bomb on college sports.....
Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:16 am
Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:16 am
The article is about players not being able to read. In fact, found a high percentage should not even be in college.
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Some sec schools did not comply. Auburn being but one.
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CNN chose a sampling of public universities where open records laws apply. We sought data from a total of 37 institutions, of which 21 schools responded. The others denied our request for entrance exam or aptitude test scores, some saying the information did not exist and others citing privacy rules. Some simply did not provide it in time.
Some sec schools did not comply. Auburn being but one.
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Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:16 am to darkhorse
Been posted like 12 times.
Mizzou also did not comply
Mizzou also did not comply
Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:17 am to darkhorse
Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:18 am to darkhorse
I hardly read the rant and ive seen this a bunch
Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:18 am to darkhorse
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University of Alabama
Alabama says it does not keep records, or track in any way, entrance exam scores or results of reading evaluations for athletes. The university also says it does not have a process for "special admits." There is one reading specialist on staff who works with athletes.
Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:18 am to darkhorse
I hate to be insensitive... but who really cares?
Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:22 am to darkhorse
Another awesome thread by Darkhorse. 
Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:23 am to darkhorse
wow.
Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:23 am to darkhorse
Ranters can't read either.
Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:25 am to darkhorse
What's next out of CNN/SI?
NEWSFLASH: Porn found on the internet!
NEWSFLASH: Porn found on the internet!
Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:27 am to darkhorse
Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:30 am to darkhorse
Trooof.
What about High Schools? How are these dudes getting through high school without learning basics.
Plenty of blame to go around.
What about High Schools? How are these dudes getting through high school without learning basics.
Plenty of blame to go around.
Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:37 am to darkhorse
The bomb isn't being dropped on college sports; it's directed at K-12 education. The gap between what these kids know upon HS graduation and what they should know when entering an institution of higher education is growing larger.
The fact that these kids are functionally illiterate is a societal problem; not a collegiate one. It is not the charge of IHEs to teach basic reading and writing.
The fact that these kids are functionally illiterate is a societal problem; not a collegiate one. It is not the charge of IHEs to teach basic reading and writing.
Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:43 am to darkhorse
So is it CNN's point that these kids would be better served without the opportunity to play football at a major university? I suppose they could always get a job at McDonald's.
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Posted on 1/8/14 at 10:54 am to darkhorse
AJ's mom basically tweeted the same thing two nights ago.
Posted on 1/8/14 at 11:15 am to darkhorse
As long as they can read a play book, who cares? Most of these kids go to college to play football for one reason, and it isn't to get a quality education. Sorry to burst CNN's bubble.
Posted on 1/8/14 at 11:24 am to darkhorse
I take it the players can't read all the signs fans are holding up at games. That's kinda funny.
Posted on 1/8/14 at 11:27 am to darkhorse
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Some sec schools did not comply. Auburn being but one.
From what I read, it sounded like Auburn told them they would give them the information requested as soon as they could, but they were currently swamped with a backlog of FOIA requests they had to fulfill first.
There were multiple institutions that just flat out told them "We don't keep any records on stuff like that, go pound sand" (paraphrasing, obviously)
Posted on 1/8/14 at 11:27 am to darkhorse
I hated math; truthfully I sucked at it, and I chose a major based on the least amount of math classes.
Posted on 1/8/14 at 11:38 am to darkhorse
Ah it's not just athletes, I'm a product of a Georgia primary/secondary education and an SEC university and I too am functionally illterate but it hasn't affect my life negatively or anything...it's almost an advantage on the rant.
This post was edited on 1/8/14 at 12:02 pm
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