You Can't Have an Opinion on Everything - Sports

Anonymous writes:

"Aaron,

Perhaps I am wrong, but wasn't the whole point of this blog to start dialogue and conversation?


I don't believe that Mr. Elias is responsible for elementary school athletics is he? He does not control say whether the students at Spirit of the North school have the opportunity to be involved in a basketball program does he? Or if kids in Rainbow Lake have access to sports programs due to lack of a coaching staff (just an example not sure if this happens). Please do correct me if I am wrong here because that would be good to know.

If questions to you are going to be answered only if they fall under the realm of your platform, then there will not be much discussion generated if people have concerns that are outside the realm of your 4 point platform.

I believe that perhaps Mr. Cottell was not only asking you questions to hear what your stance would be on this topic, but also to see if you would follow through and find out any information from the District as to what IS actually being done, or WHY actions may or may not be feasible.

Not simply to be directed to another person who may be able to supply answers for High Level Public School, but not the rest of the District."

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Anonymous,

This blog is exactly as I have pointed out, a platform for discussion and dialogue. Maybe I am misunderstood but it is my understanding that Mr. Elias, a teacher at High Level Public School, is the sports coordinator, in some capacity, for the division and not just High Level Public School. If he is only the coordinator for High Level Public School then I will make the assumption that he would know who to speak with regarding Mr. Cottell’s questions.

Secondly, I will certainly entertain comments and dialogue about many issues however I do not feel that I can credibly give any suggestions or points on sports in the division as I have little interaction or knowledge to this. I feel that taking too many stances on too many points leads to a general lack of focus and a disservice to the people you are trying to help and represent. Much of my platform is designed to address academic performance and developmental success of the students.

I have personally consulted with Mr. Cottell on this issue and he agrees that Mr. Elias would be a more appropriate person to ask this question to. He did however make the suggestion to post his comments on this blog and that is exactly what I have done. I am never afraid to ask for help or make reference to someone that knows more and can help out individuals better than I can.

Again, thanks for the comments and sorry for the confusion.

Regards,
Aaron