Public education has always been a priority topic in this country especially at election time. Everyone speaks of its importance, from presidents to city mayors, all espousing the need for quality public education. Here in Texas our higher education board has opted for a more rigorous standard for graduating high school seniors as a default curriculum for admission to our state universities and that s a good thing. But what baffles me is what ultimately gets lost in the everyday rhetoric when application time arrives. Filling this coaching position at one of our major universities is a prime example of rhetoric verses reality.
Policy verses implementation.
This is where the rubber meets the road. Given that explanation, I can only assume that professors do not expect the best from their students as does this coach. In reality, a professor exhibiting that type of behavior would be hard pressed to find another job after treating students in such a manner. The double standard. We ve shown little concern about the fact that Texas institutions of higher learning accept students who have finished in the top 10 percent of their class but we readily relax the standards with regard to athletic programs.