I graduated in 1999 from Brentwood, NY I do see this as being a problem and my fiancee and I have discussed this for along time. If your a Nerdy kid who gets great grades you go to school to hear names like "Geek, Nerd, Freak, Weirdo!" If I had been a football player I would have gotten names like "All American, Going Pro! Elite!" But what people don't realize later on is that 1% of High school players get to go into the minors and maybe go Pro. Nerdy kids after graduating become Doctors, Lawyers, IT professionals, etc. After graduating I make more then the "all americans" I went to school with. Tragically many kids don't know their futures will be brighter after school.