Many people around the United States believe that high schools sports are a much needed activity for kids. On the other hand, some people argue that sports in America have too many conflicts with a kids life. In October 2013’s Atlantic cover article, “The Case Against High School Sports,” Amanda Ripley argues that American student-athletes became less educated while playing a certain sport. Low test scores and sports have no correlation to each other; American student-athletes gain many benefits from playing sports after school including increased test scores and lower dropout rates, decrease in risky behavior, and having a competitive attitude in everything they do.
Amanda Ripley writes that many countries outperform the United States on international …show more content…
If sports interfere with the academic side of school in America, then we would see a negative relationship between academic achievements, and athletic commitment. A study done by the University of Arkansas’s Daniel H. Bowen and Jay P. Greene shows us different findings. These two professors examined this relationship for five years in Ohio public schools by analyzing student-athletic participation as well as sport winning percentages compared to graduation rates and standardized test scores. The study showed us something very interesting. When different schools committed more time and money to their athletics, there was a significant and positive impact on test scores. Also, there was a positive impact on dropout rates (Greene). Kelli Anderson, author of “The Power To Play,” states that “Girls who compete in sports get better grades, graduate at higher rates and have more confidence.” This study goes to show that sports have a huge positive impact on not only people’s academic life, but also social life. Confidence is a huge key to success. It can open doors and give a person opportunities they might not have ever had before. When a person has better grades and more confidence in themselves, then anything is truly …show more content…
Susan Degnan, author of “Our Children Our Future” recorded a study done by coach and police officer, Bill Hawley. Hawley is a police officer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and he runs a truancy program for a Juvenile Intervention Facility. When kids are caught skipping class, the school brings those kids to him. One of the first questions he asks the kids are, “What do you do for extracurricular activities?” In his findings, about 70 percent of the kids are not involved in any activities. “If you don 't allow them the time to hang out, they don 't have as much time to get in trouble," Hawley said (qtd. in Degnan). Hawley’s study gives us an idea that sports are very much needed to keep kids out of trouble. Also, sports give a person the ability to let out expression and controlled aggression. By letting these emotions out of your body during sports, a person may seem less stressed out at home or school. The teenage years are the hardest on a human. Sometimes kids make the wrong choice. The teen years are an age when some children turn to drugs and alcohol, and many of them turn away from sports. With the study of Bill Hawley in mind, it is important for a child to stay in sports, and stay away from the risky
Amanda Ripley writes that many countries outperform the United States on international …show more content…
If sports interfere with the academic side of school in America, then we would see a negative relationship between academic achievements, and athletic commitment. A study done by the University of Arkansas’s Daniel H. Bowen and Jay P. Greene shows us different findings. These two professors examined this relationship for five years in Ohio public schools by analyzing student-athletic participation as well as sport winning percentages compared to graduation rates and standardized test scores. The study showed us something very interesting. When different schools committed more time and money to their athletics, there was a significant and positive impact on test scores. Also, there was a positive impact on dropout rates (Greene). Kelli Anderson, author of “The Power To Play,” states that “Girls who compete in sports get better grades, graduate at higher rates and have more confidence.” This study goes to show that sports have a huge positive impact on not only people’s academic life, but also social life. Confidence is a huge key to success. It can open doors and give a person opportunities they might not have ever had before. When a person has better grades and more confidence in themselves, then anything is truly …show more content…
Susan Degnan, author of “Our Children Our Future” recorded a study done by coach and police officer, Bill Hawley. Hawley is a police officer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and he runs a truancy program for a Juvenile Intervention Facility. When kids are caught skipping class, the school brings those kids to him. One of the first questions he asks the kids are, “What do you do for extracurricular activities?” In his findings, about 70 percent of the kids are not involved in any activities. “If you don 't allow them the time to hang out, they don 't have as much time to get in trouble," Hawley said (qtd. in Degnan). Hawley’s study gives us an idea that sports are very much needed to keep kids out of trouble. Also, sports give a person the ability to let out expression and controlled aggression. By letting these emotions out of your body during sports, a person may seem less stressed out at home or school. The teenage years are the hardest on a human. Sometimes kids make the wrong choice. The teen years are an age when some children turn to drugs and alcohol, and many of them turn away from sports. With the study of Bill Hawley in mind, it is important for a child to stay in sports, and stay away from the risky