Makes me sick to my stomach to read this. We all know it has been going on. Less so in LI and NJ, but still goes on. Prevalent in Maryland and D.C., and in Philly to a lessor extent. Not sure what they are teaching their kids in terms of life lessons but who am I to quesiton it.
Are you serious? Going on at an epidemic level in the Philly preps schools. Also out of control in Mass as well. 3d actually promoting the practice at their camps and teams.
The people who get fired up about this issue do so bc for the vast majority of them they don't have the option to reclassify. If given the chance most would do it. The moral high ground argument is nonsense.
I do not think so- not too many kids would be keen on switching schools, leaving their friends and adding another year to their school life, all by themselves. If it were more predominant, maybe kids would be more apt to do so, but since it is not something that occurs in our area for the sport of lacrosse, it is not really a financial decision. A few do so in hockey, but it is far and few between, and even those kids have not had a great experience. On top of that, many MS and HS kids in LI are advanced a year in multiple curriculum areas, as the whole school is advanced, not just individuals. By the end of 8th grade they have taken many 9th grade courses. To move your child to a private prep school and have them repeat 8th grade, they would most likely be taking 2 years worth of courses over, as they were taking 8th grade classes in 7th grade at their public school. They would in essence be taking 2 years worth of courses again. One of my sons is a top student, and is in a school where they advance all the students in 3 subject areas and he would not want to reclassify. Not all LI schools do this, but a good handful of your better schools, with good lacrosse programs that do. PLus, there is plenty of money on LI, there is certainly more to it then money.
