CaCO3Girl posted:cabbagedad posted:CaCO3Girl posted:When did we make kids stop being kids?
CaCO,
IMO, HS is the turning point in many ways. Of course we still let them be kids in many ways as well. Hell, I'm still a kid too often. Yes, they should enjoy dances and games and hanging with friends. Yes, we should still take them camping and skiing and provide for their needs. We should let them be HS kids. But, HS years are when many things should become more adult-like in regards to learning a stronger sense of responsibility and commitment, learning that choices have consequences, that good things are worth working for, that your word and commitment to others is meaningful. For many, HS sports is one of the important vehicles to several of those learning opportunities.
BTW, I'm still curious how you would handle the scenario I painted... I tried to make it something that you could possibly face. And something like it plays out hundreds of times across several sports every year.
How would I handle that scenario...I would be lobbying either the baseball people or the school people (or maybe both) to move the date.
Won't happen. No one is moving anything for 1 or 2 kids that are impacted. Been down this road. We have to work around this every year in the playoffs. Having a playoff game on the same day as prom is the kiss of death. We would basically play early and kids would get to prom late. Never works out well.
I love playing teams in the playoffs on their prom day though!