Questioning Education

Sports radio today had a question today: "Is it okay to let your kids skip school to go to Opening Day?"

I was astounded this was even a question.  Why not?

For me, there are lots of lessons at a baseball game.

First, there is the basic math of counting balls and strikes, counting pitches, and runs.  There is the physics of hitters versus pitchers for older kids and the more complex math of ERA, WHIP, OBP, OPS, etc.  If you can find a writer like George Will or a very few others you can find baseball as poetry.

Second, as I noted earlier today, given that education - even in college - and we know in high school will coddle athletes, why should I penalize a good student, by keeping him or her away from the ballpark?

Finally, beyond that, there are how many Opening Days in a lifetime?  Why not enjoy them while you are young?  I take my sons (and eventually daughters) to daytime baseball all the time during the work week so they understand the importance of enjoying our national past time...even during the work week.

We grind and fight our way through school weeks and work weeks and so many other times, it seems an easy decision to take your little ones to go to the ballpark.  What are you waiting for?