With the average height of NBA players being 6 ft 7 in/2.01m (based on player statistics from 1985 to 2006), it’s easy to understand why so many people think that way. However, this assumption is completely wrong. While being taller does carry a substantial advantage, dunking on a 10-...
You know those freshman 15# the average person gains? I lost 15#’s because I couldn’t tolerate the fat, salt, or sugar, content, hidden in dorm food. Still can’t. For all that I’m overweight (now). Once I was out of the dorm, it was what I could raid from home, or egg...
For those who believe race is a fine criteria to use for college admissions, are you telling me that because my skin is darker than the average person due to my Polynesian background, I get to score lower on my SATs than my lighter skinned brothers and sisters for the same chance of g...
my husband and I had to decide whether to send him to kindergarten.Our district website told us our son would qualify for kindergarten that fall, just a few days after he turned five. The cut-off date was September 30, so any four-year-old who would turn five by that date was eligib...
Below is a quote from one of our athletes who is a 16 year-old high school quarterback who loved football and had the potential to start as a freshman — until the coach destroyed his mental game… “Going into high school I was a standout athlete with high confidence but after my...