“The founding families of Covenant desired a school and an education that:
Honored God through humility, sacrifice, and service”
“We believe that all believers are under mandate of Jesus Christ to proclaim the Gospel to all the world.”
The scriptures over and over again speak in terms of proportionality and mercy in dealing with the opposition except when directly ordered by God to annihilate the enemy.
It is a Christian “Classical” school and takes the best of the best, highly motivated students. It has over 400 students. Its curriculum is:
“Covenant was founded on the belief that educational methodology must be time-tested, agreeable to the student, and effective in producing critical thinking skills. For these and many other reasons, Covenant has adopted the “classical” method of education.
The classical method is centered in the rich cultural heritage of Western civilization and provides a rich and rigorous training. Developed in the Middle Ages and used almost exclusively in the Western world, the classical tradition has proven its effectiveness through the leaders who shaped our culture from the 10th to the 19th centuries.
The classical method consists of three stages known collectively as the Trivium. The first stage, grammar, provides the foundation of knowledge upon which the other two stages build. This knowledge consists of the basic facts of any particular subject. The second stage, dialectic, provides training in logic as a means to identify the relationships between the facts. The third stage, rhetoric, teaches students how to clearly express their thoughts and ideas.
A consistent and thoughtful implementation of the Trivium over the course of twelve years of schooling enables students to develop the skills and habits necessary for them to learn independently, think critically, analyze logically, and express clearly.”
The coach was insubordinate and encouraged the students to be insubordinate by permitting them to post statements along with his. He was properly terminated for grossly violating the purpose and beliefs of the school.
I have already agreed that the coach should lose his job as a coach.
However, I’ve also pointed out that the other school bears some responsibility as do the referees/league/system.
If there is no mercy rule, there should be.
Also, I cannot believe the other coach did not know he was in charge of a terrible team in terms of the match-up that day.
No one has commented on the losing coach and the system. They all want to keep repeating that the winning coach should have been fired. OK. I agree he should lose his coaching position.