The article linked below is a great reminder that we need to be raising a nation of nerds. In other words, we need to value education as much as (if not more than) athletic prowess and make it a key focus of our government, culture, society, and families. I couldn't agree more.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/06/28/granderson.raising.nerd/index.html?iref=obinsite