Why Sports Are More Important Than Schools

What is more important, funding the arts or sports? This is a tough choice that is very common in schools throughout the U.S. Most school boards would look at this question and quickly give the answer of, “Sports are more important because the majority of the school likes going to games and supporting the athletes. Art class is just a place for students to doodle, and most of them just take that class because they don’t have anything else to do.”
Even though not every student enjoy playing basketball or going to games, sports are still beneficial to have in schools and keep funded. Sports can give students things that art cannot. For example: people can get up and be active, can train you to make on the spot decisions, and develop some social skills that can help you in the future.
Studies have shown that people who participated in an organized sport have longer attention spans and are motivated to keep their grades up. After all, it’s a rule that you can only play if you pass all your classes. …show more content…
That is why a class where they have the freedom to be creative and make what their hearts desire is needed.
While it is true that many students enjoy things like football or cheerleading there are actually a lot of students who enjoy art class. The reason people assume everyone likes sports is because students who tend to stick out much more while students who don’t can often blend into the crowd. The students who enjoy sports are generally out-going, loud, and over all a very bright. The students who generally enjoy art class are quiet and tend to keep more to themselves or stay with-in their friend group. If you looked you would notice the difference between