[BasketBallonlyfan]

I was in the military at 17.... and at my last physical, my doc told me I am still alive. If parents want their children to start college at 18 instead of 17, why not just let them take a year out of studies between their high school and college years. Maybe make them get a part time job to show them just how importiant an education really is. Let them do high school level work for a year and they will want to get a better job from having a college education.

So let me ask again. How many people has being held back to play a extra year of sports in high school has either gotten a degree from a better school than if they would have worked harder in practice and stayed in their own grade. The fact is, no one can answer that question because they cant go back in time. When did it become the "in" thing to do to be held back? When did parents stop pushing their kids to excel?