More and more money is being poured into schools for sports than for academics and Americans are paying the price. In the United States, schools which are for learning has turned into more of a place to meet and do activities rather than to actually learn. Our generation and country is now more worried about the next big athlete in the newspaper than the kid who is exceling in many different school subjects. Instead, our school districts should be keeping school, to what it really is: school. School is used to teach kids many different subjects, however many children are losing their interest in it and going are going to school simply to get by and still participate in the sport that means the most to them. Many schools like the high Parents should have to step up to the plate and want that for their child. If they are willing to pay for club sports anyway, lets them attend club after school where competition is not sponsored on a school-to-school basis and kids can have fun. Schools should not be funded by the government to worry about children’s getting in sports, and if it is that important that kids exercise do it in a more equal way. Even if kids participate in a physical education class for a set period of time it is still better than putting a big emphasis on sports that take up so much time when it could be used on homework. I feel that we too should be like the Premont Independent School District and take funding away from sports to create actual teaching jobs. I do understand that s creates morale for the school and keeps people looking forward to coming to school but like Superintendent Singleton said, “ The first 12 weeks of school were the most peaceful beginning weeks of I’ve ever witnessed at a school…It was calm. There was a level of energy devoted to planning and lessons, to after-school tutoring. I saw such a difference”. I believe this is how it should be a time set aside for school to learn, and time made at home to participate in sports to create manners such as sportsmanship. The United States has to see we are headed in a bad direction if education does not get enough attention. Education that is taught can be passed on for generations and it does not need to stop because people have their values more geared for a competitive game and not what can change the future. Generations to come need to take advantage of the new technology and continue to expand on what has already been made so other countries that are taking the time to educate their students, don’t pass us up and
Stephen D. Keener, writer for the New York Times, says in his article Sports Teach Kids Valuable Lessons, “The lessons young players gain between the foul lines have guided some to become astronauts, emergency first responders, bestselling authors, military heroes, professional athletes and even president of the United States” (Keener). Keener talks about how playing on a sports team as a child can teach the kid very important characteristics, like: teamwork, leadership, and sportsmanship. Any kid who wants to get a job when they’re older is going to have to know how to work well with people, which is where learning the skill of teamwork is so huge. Considering Ripley’s point about sports lowering academics, Keener argues, “These lessons directly translate into the classroom and beyond” (Keener). These are some very important lessons I think that kids can benefit from
After reading " The Case Against High School Sports" by Amanda Ripley started to make me think. There were many strong points about how the priorities of the sports are beginning to be more important to students than their education. Another great point was that the financing and budgeting is unfairly distributed throughout school districts and is spent more on athletics and clubs and not enough on classes. And I Believe that schools should put certain restrictions on the spending and promoting or in school sports and clubs because of the major drop in national and world comparisons.
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world" (Nelson Mandella). School is what is developing our future generation, so why should it be put aside by sports? Most kids who are white won't make it to any major sport anyways. School should be number one priority, nothing not even sports should get in the way of that. If an athlete can't find a way to do both then they shouldn't play. And besides some athletes don't even want to do their sport they are it being pushed by their parents. This is why it can't be replaced by things like basketball, football, and soccer.
In the article, “The Case Against High-School Sports” Ripley discusses how some schools put a bigger emphasis on sports rather than academics. Ripley explains that since sports gets more attention, nobody pays attention to the academic side and their needs. According to the author, some schools are willing to do whatever it takes to make sure a sport runs, even if there is no money in the budget. She states that too much of a focus is being put on sports is affecting academic achievement negatively in American high schools. The author gives the reader three reasons why schools should focus more on academic achievement and less on sports.
One option is something Premont High school employed: cutting sports out of schools altogether. This option worked well for Premont; it saved them money, improved academics, and helped decrease behavior issues (5-8). The only foreseeable issue, other than community disapproval, would be the fact that the school would have to cut all other extra-curricular activities. The more moderate, and possibly sensible, solution would be to greatly downsize the budget allotted for high-school sports. The greatest amount of funding would go to academics, and all extra-curricular activities and organizations would receive the same amount of funding. No matter what solution schools employ there will be pushback from the community, but a solution is necessary. Academics are a nonnegotiable factor of schools, and as a society, we seem to want to overlook this. Education shapes the future of America and the world; it’s unlikely that football will be enough to help us mold the world into a better
They don't think about paying for the sport they are going to play. This can make students second-guess themselves about playing and make them not want to play their sport. Schools should want more and more students to play sports. These reasons are terrible for students to stay in active and not play any sports. “Taxpayers are saying, ‘Let’s get rid of sports. We don’t have to pay for them,’ School boards are saying ‘Hey, it’s not mandatory to offer these programs.’ What we’re saying is, ‘Well, we still have something to offer that is very important in this country.’” (Popke, 2007, p. xx). Sports teach to students a lot in their life, it's a great deal of responsibility. So when students aren't playing sports they can be missing out on important lessons in their life. “While these programs are important to the students’ educational growth, the bills inevitably add up.”(Cerling & Herman, 2007, p.
School now days kids like to think it is to “hard” or they don't have the motivation to keep up in school. In high school you are being taught responsibility, you learn lessons. Sometimes the hard way. As students, we should try and succeed in academics as well as doing our best to succeed in sports. Sports to some kids are there only way out. Kids that live in bad neighborhoods, kids that hardly have enough to get them by, and them are the kids that realize they need the motivation in school because high school is a big deal.
Many schools don’t support the need of sports in sixth grade which has some negative and positive factors to it. Sports affect many students in a positive way like me; it brings joy to our faces. Today, sixth graders have engaged in sports in non-school, but community sports because students aren’t allowed to get involved in school functioned sports. Fort Bend ISD has banned sixth graders to be involved in any such sport because how “young” they are. I consider FBISD should allow sixth graders having sports.Quite a few students enjoy being part of a team, learning, being physically active. While it is the view of those sports may distract students from academics allowing them to participate in school functions sports will benefit to get better grades, build character, and create anthecentive for exercise.
Some schools force students to participate in organized school sports. However, I believe that schools should not make this a requirement. Some students may have medical conditions, family situations that don't allow them to participate in organized school sports, or they simply may not have the time.
Student athletes live very busy lives. A typical school day runs from 8:00-2:30, add in a two- hour practice or game, score a part time job, dive into some family time, a grand slam of homework and catch a little bit of sleep. Students are more stressed due to the many activities they are a part of. This issue affects a lot of people not only in this school district, but most other high schools throughout the country. All student athletes exercise more than other children who are not involved in an extracurricular sport. In school athletics, the players are called “student athletes” meaning that school activities come first. There are strict rules for student athletes, not only on the field but in the classroom as well. In physical education
If we get more funds into school sports it will help prevent head injuries especially in contact sports like football. Giving more funds into school sports could also give confidence in our players to do better, and “more dangerous” things while playing to have a more fulfilled experience. These funds could also get more students to get involved in school sports, and activities, because it would be safer to play contact sports such as football. Giving kids more of chance to excel in other activities, and have more of a fun childhood. They could also find a new passion that they could love, and enjoy spreading further to their friends to play sports also. Getting more people involved in school sports, and could create long lasting friendships, and more joy to the students. which in return would make their lives, and many others better. If they are happier than they might pay more attention in school, in return making their academics excel. Players that participate that improved their lives might find a new subject they like, and might find a new career path they might want to follow into adulthood.
High school sports on the other hand are still a classic battle of one’s rivalry against another in shaggy glory. They give us hope that something in sports is still unsullied and restores our faith in the family values. Though in some places it has become too much of a win-at-all costs game just as college and the pros. They don’t have a super bowl that Americans watch on the first Sunday in February; there are no BCS games (Bowl Championship Series) with millions of viewers annually. Just millions of dollars spent to make the school’s sports more important than the actual education part. Coaches are beginning to care less about the student athlete and more about the athletic student. Kids getting pulled out of classes early to go play a game. Then they wonder why countries such as Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Japan out-perform the United States in math and science according to a recent study from the New York Times magazine.
Sports can help many at- risk youths. In order to participate in sports you need to be committed and willing to work hard. You also have to learn to respect others and accept that winning isn’t the only measure of success. Losing can build character as well. When youth participate in a sports they enjoy, they are less likely to engage in behaviors that are harmful or dangerous to themselves and others. It is for these reasons schools should strive to maintain athletic programs for their students.
Today it’s hard for schools to stay running with all extra activities that kids need for various reasons, one as being staying in shape for sports. Schools often have to cancel school activities just to stay running as a school for the purpose of educating, schools “have been forced to get rid of music, sports, and some educational programs in order to make ends meet” (Source B). Schools need this funding to keep these extra activities for the kids. Yes schools should only be for
He sprints up and down the court, as sweat pours down his face and on to the hardwood. The player’s legs are in severe pain, and he is out of breath, yet he continues to run, utilizing every last portion of energy that he maintains. He desires to better himself, not necessarily for his own benefit, but for the benefit of his team. He knows that every single member of the team, including himself, must work as hard as they possibly can on the court to reach their potential and achieve success. Organized sports teach athletes some of the most powerful moral values and life lessons that any individual can attain. Despite the opposing opinion that students who take part in organized sports suffer academically due to time deprivation and focus misdirected away from the classroom, involvement in sports teaches young men and women to maintain imperative values, such as hard work, selflessness, and commitment, which ultimately improves student-athletes’ academic performance.