I just (see below) skimmed, and praised, a Mises.org article against state support for football.

But I wonder how many readers realize how this argument goes against most education?

It certainly applies to music, no?

But surely every school should have (if feasible) a physical education program and a music program. And both would have hierarchies, right, with the best of the best demonstrating their talents?

So doesn't this practical aspect of education destroy the case against football? Or school bands and orchestra?

Here's how the argument would run:

• Everyone needs at least an exposure education in these realms.
• Only a subsection of that student population will be able to strive for mastery, and fewer will achieve it.
• Education (and thus schooling) must accommodate wide exposure education, but thoroughly encourage mastery education.
• So: mastery in sports and music should be encouraged and taught too, as in math and science and the language arts.

Hint on resolution: the fact that it is necessary to educate in this fashion does not entail that all should pay for this education. Perhaps parents should pay for their children!

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