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How to Defend Non-Academic Value in Results-Driven School Cultures

The community wants me to fire the football coach for his win-loss record but he is actually the best mentor these kids have and I do not know how to explain that.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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You know the coach is exactly who these kids need, but you can't get anyone else to see it.

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