Reply #6: That's Not What's Wrong

[iamjoy]

Showing the ridiculous salaries of athletic coaches as compared to professors is not what's wrong with education. The reason these coaches make so much is because a winning sports team encourages more donations to the university - thus, the coaches salaries are a reflection of the money they can bring in for the school.

I would say it is indicative of a larger problem in our society that we value entertainment over academic accomplishment. The star of the school is not the winner of the science fair, but the champion sports player. The nerd is derided, the jock glorified. It is in school as it is in life. Our free market society had decided that having athletic ability is more valuable than having intellectual abilities and being beautiful is more important than being smart. Males have more pressure for the former and females for the latter, but it's the same principle, really