Against High School Sports Amanda Ripley Analysis
High Schools Sports in America High school sports and academics affect each other. Amanda Ripley argues that academics are suffering in “The Case Against High School Sports.” However, in “High School Sports Aren’t Killing Academics” Daniel Bowen and Colin Hitt argue that Ripley is wrong and sports raise test scores. Athletics distract players from learning, and education budgets continue to get smaller. Ripley talks about the emphasis in high school in America being more on sports and less on academics. Football can easily be the most expensive sport with the need of more equipment to keep players safe. A math class can cost half the cost of one player. Ripley discusses in some schools the picture is clear academics are more important
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Bowen and Hitt show that test scores are different based on state suggesting more of a problem with poverty and less with sports. Public high schools in Ohio were studied over 5 years and found the schools committed to sports had higher test scores and lower dropout rates. “The Adolescent Society” is a 1961 study by James Coleman talks about walking in a high school and seeing all the trophies suggest that it is an athletic club and not a place for education. In later years, Coleman that the social capital can help children with academics. Suggesting in places such as Ohio the sporting events help academics. In Chicago a sports program implemented helped deter players away from violence and out of the court systems.
Athletics take away from educational time. Time is needed off for practice, games, and even pep rallies. The players are not the only ones that suffer from lost study times all students miss classroom time for the pep rallies and away games. With a game every week its hours not focused on academics and focused on winning a game. This can become a year-round event with multiple sports played. Some but not all students will make that time up on the weekends or after dinner. We have more and more distractions in society today with cell phones and televisions in every room. Parents work more hours leaving the decisions of homework or rest time on our children whose brains are just not fully developed and not rational
Bowen and Hitt show that test scores are different based on state suggesting more of a problem with poverty and less with sports. Public high schools in Ohio were studied over 5 years and found the schools committed to sports had higher test scores and lower dropout rates. “The Adolescent Society” is a 1961 study by James Coleman talks about walking in a high school and seeing all the trophies suggest that it is an athletic club and not a place for education. In later years, Coleman that the social capital can help children with academics. Suggesting in places such as Ohio the sporting events help academics. In Chicago a sports program implemented helped deter players away from violence and out of the court systems.
Athletics take away from educational time. Time is needed off for practice, games, and even pep rallies. The players are not the only ones that suffer from lost study times all students miss classroom time for the pep rallies and away games. With a game every week its hours not focused on academics and focused on winning a game. This can become a year-round event with multiple sports played. Some but not all students will make that time up on the weekends or after dinner. We have more and more distractions in society today with cell phones and televisions in every room. Parents work more hours leaving the decisions of homework or rest time on our children whose brains are just not fully developed and not rational