Comments on: Am I The One With My Priorities Wrong? http://thechicagomoms.com/2010/07/am-i-the-one-with-my-priorities-wrong/ Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:40:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michelle http://thechicagomoms.com/2010/07/am-i-the-one-with-my-priorities-wrong/#comment-100 Michelle Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:17:04 +0000 http://thechicagomoms.com/?p=227#comment-100 Lisa - I feel your pain. A district near us is *thisclose* to being taken over by the state and is closing schools after cutting EVERYthing to save more money. But the things that don't matter in life? Plenty of money for them! Melisa - This is a huge reason why I love minor league sports. And college, to some degree. The wiping of slates clean would be nice, but I don't know how it would be done. Let me know if you have ideas! Kelly - Yep. And I could deal somewhat with the excess and waste and money if they didn't treat themSELVES like gods and like they're more important than everything else. That's what really rubs salt in the wound for me. Tracey - It is, isn't it? I remember going to ball games with Girl Scouts and for fun, etc. No way am I taking the wee ones (except to minor league or college) unless it's a special treat AND they really *get* how special it is. And that's a sad place to be in. Lisa – I feel your pain. A district near us is *thisclose* to being taken over by the state and is closing schools after cutting EVERYthing to save more money. But the things that don’t matter in life? Plenty of money for them!

Melisa – This is a huge reason why I love minor league sports. And college, to some degree. The wiping of slates clean would be nice, but I don’t know how it would be done. Let me know if you have ideas!

Kelly – Yep. And I could deal somewhat with the excess and waste and money if they didn’t treat themSELVES like gods and like they’re more important than everything else. That’s what really rubs salt in the wound for me.

Tracey – It is, isn’t it? I remember going to ball games with Girl Scouts and for fun, etc. No way am I taking the wee ones (except to minor league or college) unless it’s a special treat AND they really *get* how special it is. And that’s a sad place to be in.

]]> By: Tracey Becker http://thechicagomoms.com/2010/07/am-i-the-one-with-my-priorities-wrong/#comment-81 Tracey Becker Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:34:48 +0000 http://thechicagomoms.com/?p=227#comment-81 I agree. Melisa has a good idea. We went to a Cubs game the other day and I was so sad to think that it may be the only professional game that the boys get to see in their youth. It costs hundreds of dollars to take your family to a ball game! Between parking and tickets and a TINY bit of food... It's crazy. I agree. Melisa has a good idea. We went to a Cubs game the other day and I was so sad to think that it may be the only professional game that the boys get to see in their youth. It costs hundreds of dollars to take your family to a ball game! Between parking and tickets and a TINY bit of food… It’s crazy.

]]> By: septembermom http://thechicagomoms.com/2010/07/am-i-the-one-with-my-priorities-wrong/#comment-58 septembermom Sat, 17 Jul 2010 20:14:27 +0000 http://thechicagomoms.com/?p=227#comment-58 It really is ridiculous when you think of all the people in real need everywhere you look in this country. It just seems like gluttony and greed mixed together. It makes me sad in a way. It really is ridiculous when you think of all the people in real need everywhere you look in this country. It just seems like gluttony and greed mixed together. It makes me sad in a way.

]]> By: Melisa with one S http://thechicagomoms.com/2010/07/am-i-the-one-with-my-priorities-wrong/#comment-53 Melisa with one S Sat, 17 Jul 2010 13:49:14 +0000 http://thechicagomoms.com/?p=227#comment-53 I'm with you completely, though I will say that there are lots of pro athletes who do good works for their communities (at different levels, of course). From the sports business standpoint of it, I get it that players deserve a cut of the billions of dollars in profits that all of the official merchandising and ad revenue pulls in, do to their mad sports skills making fans want to purchase all of that stuff. If I were one of the active contributors to all of that money being made, I'd want to be paid a fair portion (and as outrageously high as these salaries are, they are truly only a PORTION of the profits. Think about that one!). BUT. It's so excessive on all ends. I mean, it costs A FORTUNE to attend any pro sports game, between the ticket, the parking, the snacks, and the souvenirs. I often wish that somehow the slate could just be wiped clean and the prices deflated: we could go back to paying reasonable prices for the experience, and the athletes could be paid amounts that are worthy of their skills but not as much as what it would cost to feed and clothe the people in a small country. I’m with you completely, though I will say that there are lots of pro athletes who do good works for their communities (at different levels, of course).

From the sports business standpoint of it, I get it that players deserve a cut of the billions of dollars in profits that all of the official merchandising and ad revenue pulls in, do to their mad sports skills making fans want to purchase all of that stuff. If I were one of the active contributors to all of that money being made, I’d want to be paid a fair portion (and as outrageously high as these salaries are, they are truly only a PORTION of the profits. Think about that one!).

BUT.

It’s so excessive on all ends. I mean, it costs A FORTUNE to attend any pro sports game, between the ticket, the parking, the snacks, and the souvenirs.

I often wish that somehow the slate could just be wiped clean and the prices deflated: we could go back to paying reasonable prices for the experience, and the athletes could be paid amounts that are worthy of their skills but not as much as what it would cost to feed and clothe the people in a small country.

]]> By: Lisa http://thechicagomoms.com/2010/07/am-i-the-one-with-my-priorities-wrong/#comment-49 Lisa Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:06:57 +0000 http://thechicagomoms.com/?p=227#comment-49 I agree with you about not wanting him here! I am a sports fan too and I think its insane what they get paid (also actors) compared to people who teach our kids, save lives etc. I understand that superior athletic talent and the constant hard work they put in is worthy of good money but I think its gotten out of control!! And as someone who lives in a district (the elementary) that is hurting badly I can totally concur with your points about schools and teachers. My sons had classes with over 24 kids for kindergarten. I really do NOT know how their teachers functioned, let alone taught them. But they did and to me, that is a skill that really needs to be rewarded! Of course there are lots of teachers who are there just because they are waiting out their time and no longer enjoy their job and it shows. I think our system is FULL of flaws. It makes me sad to see what some school, some VERY close to us, have to offer their students while ours struggles to supply the basic needs and is badly in need of physical upgrades. I agree with you about not wanting him here! I am a sports fan too and I think its insane what they get paid (also actors) compared to people who teach our kids, save lives etc. I understand that superior athletic talent and the constant hard work they put in is worthy of good money but I think its gotten out of control!!
And as someone who lives in a district (the elementary) that is hurting badly I can totally concur with your points about schools and teachers. My sons had classes with over 24 kids for kindergarten. I really do NOT know how their teachers functioned, let alone taught them. But they did and to me, that is a skill that really needs to be rewarded! Of course there are lots of teachers who are there just because they are waiting out their time and no longer enjoy their job and it shows. I think our system is FULL of flaws. It makes me sad to see what some school, some VERY close to us, have to offer their students while ours struggles to supply the basic needs and is badly in need of physical upgrades.

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