Persuasive Essay: Why Sports Should Be Cut From Schools
Unfortunately, school budgets are becoming tighter and tighter. As a result of this, more and more non-academic classes and activities are at risk of being eliminated from schools. Sports just so happens to be one of them. There is no doubt that sports have value and are important to the lives of students, but they should not be the responsibility of the schools. Instead, the athletes and their families should make it work for themselves. Sports should be cut from schools because there isn’t enough money to fund them, they don’t leave much room in the lives of students for family, and they affect academics.
First of all, school districts simply don’t have enough money for sports. For those who are unaware sports are very expensive for school …show more content…
Grace Chen claims that students that are involved with sports tend to have better attendance than those who do not, which makes sense. Sports motivate the students to go to school, it makes it seem like lessons aren’t as bad. If they’re getting something worthwhile out of it, then going to class at ungodly times only to be forced to obey every single order and being told that if they don’t, they will not be successful adults, seem worth it. "We know sports helps mold character and sharpens focus, as was proved in the Los Angeles study and shown in the Olympic results " says Marc Joseph. Sports help students mentally, too. It helps them gain important life skills that help them later in life. With those arguments, it only seems logical to many people to keep sports in schools. They have good reason, but they are overlooking one major detail. Other countries, such as South Korea and Japan, don’t have sports directly involved with their schools (NPR). This doesn’t stop students from playing, though. Many join organizations outside of schools. These countries that have these regulations are not lacking in their academic fields. In fact, many of the countries that do this are known to have the best education systems in the world (Amanda Ripley). If taking sports out of the education system caused significant issues, this would not be the case at
First of all, school districts simply don’t have enough money for sports. For those who are unaware sports are very expensive for school …show more content…
Grace Chen claims that students that are involved with sports tend to have better attendance than those who do not, which makes sense. Sports motivate the students to go to school, it makes it seem like lessons aren’t as bad. If they’re getting something worthwhile out of it, then going to class at ungodly times only to be forced to obey every single order and being told that if they don’t, they will not be successful adults, seem worth it. "We know sports helps mold character and sharpens focus, as was proved in the Los Angeles study and shown in the Olympic results " says Marc Joseph. Sports help students mentally, too. It helps them gain important life skills that help them later in life. With those arguments, it only seems logical to many people to keep sports in schools. They have good reason, but they are overlooking one major detail. Other countries, such as South Korea and Japan, don’t have sports directly involved with their schools (NPR). This doesn’t stop students from playing, though. Many join organizations outside of schools. These countries that have these regulations are not lacking in their academic fields. In fact, many of the countries that do this are known to have the best education systems in the world (Amanda Ripley). If taking sports out of the education system caused significant issues, this would not be the case at