I had to pay a small fee back in the Dark Ages for Tau Beta Pi, too.

Prior to March 2017, the SAT had three sections: reading, writing and math. Many schools ignored the writing score. The new SAT combines the reading and writing subscores into one verbal score. I wondered if colleges would focus on the verbal score, or mainly look at the reading score and ignore the writing sub-score. It looks like the college you are looking at falls into the latter category. I wonder how many other colleges are evaluating the new SAT in a similar manner.

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The vast majority of my kids' English and history credits are interest-led. The only typical courses they have on their transcripts in these areas are US History and either AP English Language or AP English Literature. They do provide quite a bit of outside validation though, in the form of SAT, SAT II's, and additional APs in their areas of interests if available.

Umm no, a recruited athlete cannot "basically do what he wants" if he is aiming for selective college admission. The athlete still has to meet the SAT threshold, the SAT Subject Test threshold (if required by that school), and the rigorous transcript threshold. There are many athletes that have been recruited by coaches at the highly selective schools, but were rejected by admissions during the preread session because their academics did not meet the standards of the college.

My bet is that these people won't follow the leash law, either, because their dogs are better behaved than your typical dog and so friendly that a leash is not necessary. Frankly, I am sick of many of the dog owners in my area. Too many people are treating their dogs like they are children and expect the rest of us to not mind when their "friendly" dog runs full speed to great us as we are walking on the public trails. I hope that they start cracking down on these self-entitled morons who are lying and putting service vests on their dogs. You should have to provide proof of service dog ownership before you are able to purchase a vest.

This is a snippet from Laura's posted link up-thread: From next month, Delta will also be stepping up efforts to "protect" its passengers, after an 84% increase in on-board animal "incidents". "A statement from the airline says this is because of "serious safety risks involving untrained animals in flight". The airline says it will continue to carry about 250,000 guide dogs or other service animals each year. But Delta has faced requests to carry "comfort turkeys", possums and snakes. And it says staff have faced biting, growling and barking animals, as well as urination and defecation. Virgin Atlantic says that it only allows dogs to be carried as emotional support pets. British Airways, meanwhile, says that it has had no increase in requests - because it doesn't allow passengers to bring any emotional support animals on board." I think British Airways has the right idea.

I wish I were. It reminds me of the Dursley's going to the ceremony to get their award for "Most beautiful yard" (We have had the "winner of the most beautiful yard" signs for awhile, though. The AP and Athlete ones began about two years ago, and are cathcing on in other districts.

My area has moved way past the bumper sticker: My area neighbors have yard signs that announce, "Mary is an AP Scholar, "Mary is a Varsity swimmer for XYZ High School", etc.

This comment about trying to discover her secret sauce struck a nerve with me. One of my kids was an early reader similar to the woman's child mentioned in the OP. I used to have pregnant women and other parents that I didn't know come up to me in the preschool pick-up line asking me what flashcards I used when my kid was an infant and did I do anything special when I was pregnant with him. I didn't do anything special, but some of these mothers seemed not to believe me when I told them that. I got the impression that some of them thought I wanted to keep that secret sauce to myself. I have had some people refer to me as tiger mom because... 1. I homeschool and think my kids are "too good" for the public schools. Well, we did pull our kids out of the Newsweek ranked Blue Ribbon, blah, blah, blah,public schools because I thought the academics were lacking. If this is a definition of tiger mom, I guess I am guilty. 2. I "make" my kids play sports. Anyone that really knows us, knows that my kids all inherited the sports obsessed gene from their father and I don't "make" them do anything. If spending hours of my week driving them to their lessons and spending weekends at an out of state tournament are definitions of a tiger mom, I am guilty. 3. I make them take SAT Subject Tests. Yep, I was considered a tiger mom because I make my kids take Subject Tests. (This was a friend who later confessed and apologized for thinking this way. This only happened when her kid decided in fall of senior year to add another school to the list, only to discover that there was not time to complete the mandatory subject tests) Sometimes I feel that if you have a high achieving kid, there is a segment of the population that labels you a tiger mom and it is not meant as a complement. So, what is the definition of a tiger mom?

You do not have to take classes that are NCAA approved. Just list yourself as the teacher of record, and designate any online provider you use as a supplementary teacher. If an online provider loses their NCAA approval while your daughter is still in high school, that means that any class your daughter took with them, even if it was approved at the time your daughter took the class, will not be accepted by the NCAA. I think this policy is immoral, but there is a lot about the NCAA that I find immoral. When your daughter enters 10 grade, you may receive an email from the NCAA telling you to register your daughter with the NCAA eligibility center (I have no idea how they got the email, but my D didn't get this email, so maybe they are no longer doing this) If you do get this email, ignore it. There is no benefit to registering with the NCAA until you have committed to a D1 or D2 school. If you do register and then decide not to play D1, the NCAA will not refund your money.

I hope you hear good news on Monday!

I would look into what type of diploma the trade schools would accept. My state recently passed a law that states that a homeschool diploma must be considered equivalent to a B&M school diploma, but it is my understanding that not all states have the same law, and some trade schols may not accept a homeschooled diploma.

I would not consider that a positive, but everyone's mileage may vary.

If I had a child that was planning on playing in D1 or D2, I would not want my child taking a class with a provider that was approved by the NCAA (I don't know if WHA is pursing this as well or not). I would much rather my child be evaluated by the NCAA as a traditional homeschooler. There have been cases over the years where the NCAA determined that an approved supplier was no longer approved. As a result, any classes a student took with that provider (even if the classes were taken during the time period when the provider was approved by the NCAA) were not accepted by the NCAA. There were situations where students took years of classes with an approved NCAA provider, only to have none of those classes count because the provider lost its NCAA "seal of approval".

Exactly. This is why I think this goes way beyond MSU. It makes sense that the media is also protecting the abusers - just think how much $$$ they rake in with TV contracts with the NCAA to broadcast the games.

I think this goes way beyond MSU. I would like to see the NCAA investigated by Congress, the FBI, or some other independent entity. I would imagine this investigation would uncover many other big-sports schools that have the same problems as MSU The culture that led to this abuse needs to be exposed and addressed before any real change can take place. I have ZERO confidence that the NCAA can accomplish this goal as I think they are a BIG part of the problem.

As others have said, it appears that the NCAA also knew about the abuse at MSU and did nothing. Unless some outside agency gets involved, I am afraid all that we will hear will be crickets and the status quo will continue. The media, imo, needs to begin investigating. I am not sure I trust ESPN to conduct a thorough investigation, either. I think it needs to be some organization with no connection to sports. ETA: Post #905 has a link to an article that states that the head of the NCAA was informed on the abuse that was occurring at MSU years ago and did NOTHING. Here is a snippet from the article (which discussed abuse by the basketball and football teams at MSU) Emmert reportedly corresponded with Redmond repeatedly on the issue and was trying to help. However, she found after a while it was clear his hands were tied as the issue was simply bigger than him. {Added by me for clarity} “What I {individual who filed the complaint}really got from the experience with Mark Emmert{Head of NCAA} was, that governing body governs him,†Redmond said. “He met with me, which was great and I appreciated that. But the governing board has an awful lot of power. … It’s a strange setup. You do kind of get the fox guarding the hen house mentality. You do feel like the NCAA doesn’t like to do investigations because they like their relationships (with university officials and conferences). I think Mark Emmert came in with the right tone but quickly realized, ‘There’s not a lot I can do here.’ †BOTTOM LINE: The Almighty Dollar Wins Again.

Someone else provided the perspective that the victims would rather be referred to as survivors, which makes sense. His response still bugs me. Yes, it is great that he wants the community to come together and heal, but it seems like he just wants everyone to move forward, when MSU should be looking backward to figure out how something like this could have happened. But in light of new information that has come to light about this coach's program since the coach made those comments, I can see why he wants to focus on the community healing and doesn't want to discuss things that happened in the past. Yikes, this is a rambling response and I am not articulating my feelings very well. It just seems to me that his response is typical of an abuser that just wants his victim to let bygones be bygones and focus on the future and healing, when real healing can't take place until the root problem is fixed.

The Michigan State basketball coach had these words at a recent press conference: "Our top priority in this healing process is for our courageous survivors," Izzo said. "As a campus community, we do need to come together as Spartans to be a part of that healing process. And it’s going to fall on all of us." Maybe it is just me, but I feel "courageous survivors" has too positive of a connotation and fails to acknowledge Michigan State's culpability in this tragedy. These girls were victims of abuse due to the corrupt culture at Michigan State. I believe that the Michigan State officials should acknowledge that in their statements by using the word "victim." ESPN has issued a report about both the basketball and football coach. The football coach "punished" one of his players accused of rape by making him call his mother and tell her what he did. WTH? Here is a snippet: After ESPN’s “Outside the Lines†released an investigation into the school’s treatment of sexual violence accusations on Friday, Spartans coaches Mark Dantonio and Tom Izzo might be on shaky ground, as well. Paula Lavigne’s reporting points toward a decades-long pattern where Michigan State failed to properly address accusations that disgraced athletic physician Nassar, as well as prominent athletes and coaches, sexually assaulted or physically abused women. The ESPN story revealed that at least 16 Michigan State football players have been accused of sexual assault or violence against women since Dantonio became the Spartans’ coach in 2007. A former campus sexual assault counselor implied that Dantonio’s punishment for one player accused of sexual assault was to have him talk to his mother about what he had done. https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidching/2018/01/26/espn-report-pulls-mark-dantonio-tom-izzos-programs-into-michigan-state-scandal/#6166baf856d7

I hope the head of the NCAA is the next to step down. Here is a snippet from the linked article: According to the Athletic, Emmert was informed of some 37 cases of sexual assault at MSU, including one implicating basketball players Adreian Payne and Keith Appling, in 2010. Kathy Redmond, the founder of the National Coalition Against Violent Athletes, told the Athletic she wrote a letter to Emmert detailing the incidents at MSU and what she was hoping she could do to address the problem. "Despite recent reports of sexual violence involving two Michigan State University (MSU) basketball players, one of which admitted to raping the victim, neither man was charged criminally or even disciplined by the school," Redmond's letter read. "An earlier report of similar violence involving two other MSU basketball players also went un-redressed. In the past two years alone, 37 reports of sexual assault by MSU athletes have been reported, but not one disciplinary sanction was imposed by school officials against any of the men involved." http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/news/ncaa-basketball-football-michigan-state-mark-emmert-mark-dantonio-larry-nassar/1fmq82mpny78c1uphsv2ovpyvb

Most parents don't behave this way. But I personally know a number of parent/child relationships that have been destroyed because the parents were verbally abusive and simply out of their minds watching their kids compete.

I agree that the parents can be awful. My daughter witnessed a mother throwing a chair at her daughter when her daughter lost - the child was 8. There is a subset of parents who actually seek out the bully coach because these parents believe having their elementary aged kid subjected to profanity filled tirades by his coach builds character and toughness. I don't know what the answers are, but I do think parents should be permitted to see what is going on, but maybe cameras can serve that purpose in some cases.

I completely agree. I was just trying to explain why those policies may have been implemented.

There are parents out there who are verbally abusive, not only to their kids, but also to the other participants. Parents are permitted to watch group lessons in my kids' sport (at least in my area), but there have been times when the owner of a facility has had to escort a parent out because he was verbally abusing the other participants during a group lesson. There are some crazy intense parents out there. I know of one extreme case when the governing board banned a parent from being on the premises for 6 months because he had to be restrained from physically assaulting his 10 year old son's opponent.