tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656908554946621165.post5727532593688730475..comments2024-03-23T02:14:07.785-04:00Comments on The Dream Teacher: Cindi Rigsbeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421258393568987852noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656908554946621165.post-47632404094552610472015-10-12T03:38:12.068-04:002015-10-12T03:38:12.068-04:00he cost of out-of-state student athletes is arbitr...he cost of out-of-state student athletes is arbitrarily inflated by assuming out-of-state tuition. <br /><a href="http://meizusale.com/" rel="nofollow">meizu</a><br /><a href="http://www.xiaomi2u.com/" rel="nofollow">xiaomi mi4i</a><br /><a href="http://www.mobuyphone.com/" rel="nofollow">xiaomi redmi note 2</a><br />houhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381262426656422499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656908554946621165.post-15812911857470717012010-05-28T21:11:45.809-04:002010-05-28T21:11:45.809-04:00Thanks for posting, Anonymous. Actually there is a...Thanks for posting, Anonymous. Actually there is an undeniable relationship between funding student athlete scholarships and funding teacher salaries in North Carolina. Both amounts are decided by our legislature and are parts of the budget currently being debated in the house and senate in my state. And both come from taxpayer money - mine, for instance. My point is not to reduce student populations (believe me, if every student athlete decided to attend school elsewhere, there would be thousands of high school seniors waiting to take their places)- my point is that we, as a society, have our priorities in the wrong place. Celebrities and athletes are making insane amounts of money, and teachers...including college professors (my daughter is one) are making minimal amounts and often have to take on second jobs to make a living for their families. That's my point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656908554946621165.post-11108589265885644762010-05-28T16:38:59.698-04:002010-05-28T16:38:59.698-04:00This is such a spurious and meaningless comparison...This is such a spurious and meaningless comparison that I wonder at the logic and thought processes behind it. First, colleges, whose budget include student athlete scholarships, don't pay primary and secondary teacher salaries. Therefore spending in one may be completely unrelated to a cut in the other. Second, the cost of out-of-state student athletes is arbitrarily inflated by assuming out-of-state tuition. Out-of-state tuition is routinely waived for students receiving certain types of financial aid at many universities around the country. Third, eliminate student athletes and you reduce college student populations, which could result in laying off college professors. Unless you're saying college professors are less worthy than other teachers, why would you support this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com