My kid does well in school, but it's already been determined that she's going to be a millionaire athlete.
bingo man..too much emphasis on sports here in the US...
yanno recently ..i had been studying at Hornbake (a University of maryland library)...anyhow they shut off the escalators in the library claiming that it will save the school 100k/yr.
however...ALL the lights for Byrd stadium(football) and the laccross field STAY ON ALL FUCKING NIGHT.WHEN NO ONES THERE

(i know cause i often walk back to my car at 3 am)....
sports for us meant..2 periods..ie 2 hrs...once a week we were allowed to walk over to the local field and play cricket...and even THAT our teachers would complain that we shouldn't be allowed...