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January 23rd, 2012
04:17 PM ET
No Sports, Just Academics
A school district in Texas is in danger of being shut down because of unacceptable academic performance. So the district is taking "swift and drastic action": It's cutting out school sports, taking the money it would've spent on them and using that money to improve student education.
We know that many of you believe sports are an important part of your school experience, whether you play or cheer or root from the sidelines. But if a school system's goal is to improve its academics, would eliminating sports help? ...and if not, what would?
Carl Azuz, Anchor
Maddie – I think students need to be physically active as well as mentally active.
Tim – I don't think getting rid of sports will help their academic scores. Many students would not qualify for athletic scholarships to college if they don't play sports in high school.
Matthew – I think getting rid of sports will help to boost their grades.
Annie – Sports don't help your grades, and this would be a good way for the school to put money toward academics.
We feel that taking sports away would make grades go down because student athletes need good grades in order to participate. On the other hand we also feel that if there were no sports maybe these students would have more time to study.
We think it would be a good idea to have fund raisers and also ask Bill Gates to help so that the money would not be taken away from the sports programs.
For starters, what about the research that shows that kids do better academically when they have the opportunity to participate in sports. A lot of kids are motivated to do better in class so they CAN play sports. Kids who don't have a chance to get their energy out in a good way will probably end up in the office.
And about the childhood obesity problem-Texas is one of the most obese states in the country.
Saving $100,000 to put it towards teacher salaries-if the teachers aren't doing the job to improve student achievement, why should they be rewarded?
If the school IS going to cut the sports program, how about using the money for student resources, and for kids who can't afford certain items. Students need the assistance more than teachers do.
When watching this episode, we are in complete shock. Our superintendent has done everything possible to keep sports in our school and even avoid pay to play. Sports give students an outlet for their energy and eligibility holds them accountable for their grades. Some students would fail school if sports did not motivate them. Isn't there another thing that can be done than taking something students enjoy away from them?
We think that sports are important in schools.
They should only take away a few sports not all of them. football is one of the biggest school sports there is.
I think that cancelling the sports won't really do much, maybe the kids might rebel if taken away. I know I probably would if they'd taken away something I loved that much. Also, the kids who had the sports taken away from them will probably not pay too much more attention to their schoolwork and be talking much about how the school took away the sports. However, maybe if they added education into the sports, their "Unacceptables" will improve.
All sports should be kept, because every sport is important to different students. Sports aren't just for particular people, they're for everybody.
i think that we should have sports but we shoul at least have A's and B's
i think that schools should have sports because i think it will help their athletic ability and sports can help kids exercise more. also think kids should have the actual classes like math ca social studies and science so that they can learn new things
This could work. With teachers giving HOURS of homework! Kid`s going to pratice for HOURS! at least to 2 hours. Kid`s don`t hav time to do thier homework . There forth thier grades drop. But sports also help the economy. Givng coachs jobs and so forth. Also i think what people don`t realize is that sports INSPIRE kids to make good grades. Name one sort in school that one requirement isn`t: Most get atleast all A`s and B! That inspires the players to do well in school in make good grades.
They shouldn't take it away at all! Adults always pressure kids to get active and stay healthy, if they take that away then what?
i definitely don't agree with you, that is such a BIAS opinion, i like baseball more and there are a lot of diffrrent opinions on major sports
Cutting sports could potentially be devasting to a school or school district. Many students rely on athletics, coaches, and the support groups that all come with an active and healthy sports program. Losing this support system could devastate the exact students who need the support. Perhaps what's needed is not a complete foreclosure of the athletic program, but rather suitable role models to coach these students and provide the necessary support for the school to function properly.
Also, when a school is close to being shut down it not the grades, which are given by the exact teachers who are at threat of losing their livelihood. Rather it is the standardized state scores which the school is failing at, which there is measures the district could take to rectify this without losing the athletic program. Being an educator in a school district which ranked 167 out of 181 in our state when I was hired, I've seen in the last three years how a school and community can combine to turn thigns around. We are currently ranked 40th in the state, and made the biggest one year jump in test scores in the history of the state. All of this with mostly a staff of first year teachers.
Okay..in short..losing the athletic program will only make the problem worse. Just my opinion.
I object to your statement, Jonathon. You say we need more football and less everything else? Okay, gimme football gear for women, and I'll happily tackle you, don't use your head! But They need a few sports like Football, Volleyball, Soccer, Basketball, Baseball, and similar.
I think it is understandable to cut off sports but that would not change a thing. If i had my clubs cut off i would we very defiant. Coaches would check their grades on their behavior and tests and such.
I don't think that canceling sports will have any effect on students' scores. Sports mean a lot to kids, so why cancel them? Also, I think that kids won't feel happy about canceling the sports. Maybe the teachers should encourage the students more. Also, it is not fair to kids who do their homework and other assignments to have sports canceled.
I Agree, sports are an a good way to motivate kids.
i agree with your comment, I Think it would actually make the kids mad and actually do worst.
I think not allowing sports is bad because if students get a good grade they should be able to be in sports and I don't think taking away sports is going to keep people healthy and fit plus the money that parents pay for there children to be in sports is going to the community.
Some students here think that losing sports would give students more time to complete homework.
Other students said sports is too much of a motavator to give them up. Scholarships are important for some students to continue their education.
Still others said that kids would hate to lose something they love and then they would give up on school even more.
They should keep sports but their grades would go up if they did not have sports. I think they should have sports once a week.
You need more Spelling/Grammar lessons, reading your spelling was bad, ANNNNYWAYS. I will agree, Sports are good motivators for students, and they keep grades up by giving students something rewarding to do when they have their grades where they should be.
If sports are taken out of a school curriculum, I most defiantly think that grades would go up. There are so many people I know, and I myself have experienced this, go to sports practice or have a game and get home around 8:30-11 o' clock. Some games go that late. Then students complain that they don't have enough time to do their homework. It's true. If you take away sports, you'll get a lot of complaints, but the grades will most likely go up.
It is worth it to come home late as long as you enjoy the sport enough. If you do not enjoy the sport that much then don't play.
i think grades would go up to
I disagree with you about everything. Taking away peoples sports will not make people study harder. It just means more time to turn with the streets. Drugs and alcohol will be major parts in teens lives if sports are taken away. Plus without sports some people will gain weight. thats not a big part of it but it still matters.
i dont agree with you. if schools are taken away then all of the students will be mad and there grades will drop. so if they drop the sports then the student will do worse not better.
i disagree with that you said because the grades won't go up many kids won't worry about it or even come to school because they don't have anything to look forward to.
By taking away sports, YOU are promoting obesity
I think eliminating sports would help as long as they didn't remove the arts such as band and choir. Kids would still need a way to express themselves. Sports will take away distractions from sports players because many people think about sports when they really should be thinking about academics. I'm not saying that sports aren't important. I just think they aren't as important as academics because academics prepare you for the future.
If there going to take away sports, they should take away art and choir too. Art and choir may be a way to express yourself, but people that are into sports thats there way to express themselves too. Sports is a motivation, in order to play sports you still have to keep your grades up, so its not taking away there academics.
I think that it Ridiculous , Mornings when i don't feel like coming to school, Baseball gets me up and moving . It motivates me to go to school, knowing i can not do it with out good grades and attendance. I know i am not the only student that there motivation is a sport. If I went to a school that had no sports, my enthusiasm and excitement for school would decrease dramatically .
Overall I think this is a terrible idea and it will not work. Only way I see it working is if students are trying to get sports back so they do good till they get them back, Which to me seems like BlackMailing.
I agree with you. even though i do play sports for school, play for a community legeuage
i agree fully. if they take away sports then some kids will transpher schools to be in a sports leauge for there school. i know i would.....
I think that you should take the sports away because that would make the kids foucs on there school work and make them do good or better in school. Sports are just there for the students l to have fun its not a thing the school has to dofor the students,and school work comes before anythinng because to get a job you need a good school record not about sports and thats my own oppinion and thats it thanks
Student athletes have some of the highest grades because they stress that . Bad grades = no playing time . Take athletics out of school and a lot of kids just simply won't try . Make bad grades in sports punishable . Let the students know that it's up to them to get it together . You'd surprised just how far letting know that they're responsible will take them .
I agree with you 100%. People do need sports in there lives. You're so right
I think sports at this school should be just suspended until they can get their school rating up. No school should have sports shut down all together, they just need to encourage the kids more and, like they said, raise teacher salaries and get new science labs and such.
I think sports are a great was for kids to stay active and manage their time wisely. We need to keep America active. The easiest way to do that is through sports. What else can they do? They could make study groups that would be held after school to help students understand what they are being taught. They could use sports to incorporate education, they would use them by relating what they are being taught to sports. This also helps students stay engaged in what they are being taught.
It might help, it all depends on the student. I believe eliminating sports is a bad idea because we also need to be healthy and not only smart. Another way of helping the students do their homework could be fun dynamics, or offering them a prize or something.
Six hours of school, five days a week is already enough academics for me. Students should have the choice to do extra curriculum activities after school. Studies have shown that working for long hours at a time is not exactly the best for you. Sports mean something to a lot of children around the U.S. It teaches them to manage their time. In the real world you can't just drop things and think it will make everything better. Teachers and administration need to think about the whole school system. Cutting sports may help their school with better grades but honestly its not realistic, why don't they just take time out of things like homeroom, study halls, or breaks during the day.
Most kids use sports as a motivator to go to school, therefor, if you do not go to school you cannot go to sports practice or game.
I totally agree with this comment you are absolutely right. It does help us manage our time and work around a time range.And deal with more thing at once.Also by simply playing sports you can gain a great scholarship. Also if you think about it if there not playing sports what do you think they might be doing? Many will lead into a direction in which it is not going to benefit them in anyway.
Our class is split. Some think it will be good to take away the sports so they could focus on their work and study more. And others feels it will be bad for the students to take the sports away because it wouldn't be fun, no time to play with your friends, they wouldn't be able to get out any energy and they will not be able to focus as well.
In my opinion I believe that eliminating sports would only make matters worse. Even though the academics are low there is one thing students are passionate about and that would be sports. Cutting sports, in my opinion would cause students to rebel. Schools shouldnt take away the one thing students are good at. Its the teachers responsibility to improve academics.
No. I do not think that this is the best thing to do because if you take sports out of a school it doesn’t give the students the motivation to get the c average to be on the team. Also I think that one way they could help with their problem without getting rid of sports is simply raising the requirements and expectations to be on a sports team such as making it a b average instead of a c average.
I think that they should not cut the sports because thats what motivates kids the most. They think that they will save a lot of money by cutting the sports but the money they save is like a drop of water in a bucket its not a lot.
i disagree jacob because students worry more about sports than there grade that can go down and they fail their classes.
I believe that the only thing that this will do is make students angry and distract them from academics even more. Instead of emulating sports, just cut the funding. Make the players pay for most of the cost. That way if a student wants to play then he has that choice.
I suppose that if this becomes a trend for struggling school districts it will create a huge problem. With no after school programs kids are most likely going to find other ways to entertain themselves and others and that could become a good thing or a very bad thing. My bet is it is going to be the latter of the two.
I believe that taking sports out of the school system is a very bad idea. I think this because sports teaches you life lessons that you could never learn anywhere else. Also by taking sports away the athletes will have no drive to get good grades because there will be no benefit for them to be eligible. Another thing is that with sports gone those athletes may fall into groups that may put them in bad situations. Such as gangs and drug abuse. This would happen cause they had nothing else to do after school. As you can see I am 100% against this happening. I love sports and I think that this is taking a opportunity away from kids to get into college!
I agree with you Caleb. You are 100% correct. Taking away sports will encourage students to rebel and take part in troublesome activities, such as gangs and drugs.Without sports I believe that students have very little to keep them on track and challenge them for the better.
I don’t think cutting out sports would help. I think it would just make the athletic students angry and want to rebel. Other schools seem to do just fine with academics and athletics just fine. Therefore the problem isn’t sports; it’s the quality of the teachers. The teacher’s job is to teach and make sure their students learn the information. It would benefit the school more to fire and hire new teachers then to get rid of sports, especially since our country is suffering from not enough exercise. We should encourage athletics not shun them.
This is very true and maybe even it's not the teachers, maybe it's the students? The students should be working hard and trying. They might not have anything to work for so they don't get enough motivation for their work. My fifth grade teacher was a good teacher so he gave us time on Fridays in the gym for play time. Maybe thats what the kids need, something to look forward to when they finish their work not just staying in their seats all day.
Even though that might help the school...but by taking away their sports, don't you think that your not helping them at all. I mean not everyone is going to college, some people just play sports all their life...and the school district is taking that away from those kids.
That's not fair! Studies show that sports improve your health and schoolwork! Why isn't Michelle Obama doing anything? She would object to this!
I agree!
They need to think about the kids with obesity and health issues. School sports are one of the reasons why kids are staying healthy. Michele Obama is a big part of kids staying healthy, she is on Disney Channel and even Nickelodeon. Mrs.Obama teaches kids to stay healthy and eat right. She also supports sports to keep kids healthy and strong!
Personally,I dont think that removing sports is the answer. If they cancel sports all the students will be thinking about is sports. Taking away sports is definetly not the right answer.
I think that there is some corralation between sports and academics. Some kids take sports very seriously and find that when they should be studying or doing homework, they would rather go to practice. Totally getting rid of sports is a bad idea, surely not everyone who plays sports is not doing well at school. Sports can also be considered as a privilage that should be earned. Maybe they should start a "academic probation" program where students cannot attend sports practices or games until a academic standard is met, this could encourage many athletes to balance their school and sports time, while raising their grades.
i think they should not band spots. because it gives them something to do. also sports are some peoples lifes. it also makes them better at school. i used to get f's then i started sports and i am geting a' and b's. so it is good to have sports and it makes them have les energy.
Our grades wouldn't go up because their going to take away all sports and sports is one of the reasons why people grades goes up.
I think that without sports students will be having the same grades because sports are a main part of life. Without sports in schools, students will not get any exercise.
no, people need sports in their life. but they can scare them by saiding sports are going to get takeing away if you don't being the grade up.
I seriously don't understand why they think this inacrease grade averages. If you take away something fun from a boring thing like school that will make kids pay less attention and that means late homework, lower scores on tests etc.
I think it would help because kids would have more time to study for test.
I don't agree with you, Torrin. I think that sports give students a reason to study, and maintain a high grade average, in order to stay on the sports team that they are participating in. Studying helps but without sports students may fall into bad habits outside of school to keep them entertained. Sports help students have a better life and not fall into corruption.
torrin i think your wrong because health is important also because without sports in school some kids will be obese thats not right so we need to play SPORTS !!!!!!!!! 🙂
I disagree!
Think about child obesity and health problems. Sports are one of the big reasons why kids stay fit and stay healthy. Also some kids get good grades and study just so they can be on the sports team. They have to get a C average just to be on the team. Kids that play sports have to keep their grades up and if they don't they have to sit on the bench during the games.
no, people need sports in life
academics wouldn't improve much at all, athletics gives students a chance to go to college through a scholarship not just to play sports though but to get a degree as well. If they take sports away those students will have nothing to try for during class and their grades will drop even more.
I agree with your point on how children can get to college with scholarships through sports.
I think they should beable to have sports just work harder.
Taking away sports wouldnt help for a number of reasons, like students would get into more trouble with nothing to spend there time with. I belive that maybe the teachers aren't teaching them enough, so the teachers should be by how well the students do in school...
i dont think taking away sports will help because if your on a team you have to keep your grades up and i think if they dont want to be put off the team they willl wanna keep there grades up
i dont think sport is the problem i think it the kids are the problem
As a mother and a teacher, I am horrified that a school district would take away sports! What do all athletes have in common? They have to have good grades in order to be on teams. Why not take away standardized testing, something that offers no motivation. Beyond grades, don't we want our students to have a direction? I would rather my son focus on catching a football rather than focusing on underage drinking or other illegal, harmful activities. What about the character education that sports elicit? Teamwork? Integrity? Responsiblity? Hey Texas, you're making a big mistake.
no eliminating sports would not help because that is part of some kids life. do not take away their sports,the school should do a fundraiser to get more money for improvement in academics.they can do book sales,bake sales and lots more but do not take away sports from kids.
Wow does the school really have to cancel sports?They could just do fundraisers , whthout sports kids will be less thoughtful to get at least a C grade averge to play on the team .School give back the sports it is great way to get fit fast and kids love it!
I don't think that having sports makes a difference to many kids grades I am homeschooled right now but went to a regular school for a little while. I played sports with my friends the whole time and was never hindered from my school work.
I don't think not having sports will increase better grades because to play sports you need to have good grades so it actually motivates kids to get good better grades.
I don't think it's a good idea to take the sports away because kids need to be active, instead you could tell them to study and say "The sports are about to be taken away."
I think sports takes a huge part in education because Sports reduce , or help keep kids in shape. even though , as it seems sports dont have any education in it, It does. You learn how to play the sport and other things..
Canceling athletics for academic advances is a great move because not only will they risk of being injured, they will have extra time for school work and studying.
Yes, it will reduce the chance of injury but it will also increase the number of children becoming obese. Many children can not play for a team outside of school because they do not have the money, but if they are able to play at school then it will increase their chances of getting a scholarship and going off to college. Yes, you can also get a scholarship for academics but some children are not capable of getting one because they might not be smart enough to get one.
We think that ending sports would have a significant impact on the academic performance of students. Many students see sports as a motiviation to achieve high levels of academic success. Students learn time management skills, strategies, and lessons of hard work through use sports. We do not agree with this school district.
Sincerely,
Spectrum HS
No Cause Somepeople Like sports And people like getting active
No because it won't help anyone. Sports are what people want to do for a living. That doesn't get in the way of their school work.
You don't have to cancel all your sports just so kids get good or better grades. It would not help to cancel sports. All you have to do is to motivate kids.
I don't think they should be taking away the sports from the school system. Some people are at the college maybe for an education but maybe or a sports scholar ship. Those people could become pro, but the college is taking away their chances.
They shouldn't cancel sports because the kids like it. It also gives them a reason to come to school. It could save them money but at what cost?
I think that having no sports in school will be terrible it will
We think that it is a bad idea to eliminate sports from school because, well, sports help to get scholorships if you really like sports and want to be in a college team or something
The fact that there will be no sports is a serious blow to there physical activity. The lack of exercise would make them less active and possibly gain more weight.there for its a bad idea to ban sports
I think taking away sports from the schools can have positive and negative turn outs. One positive is that they can save a lot of money by not spending as much as money if there were no sports. One negetive side to this is that the students wouldnt be as active.
everybody has a chance to play sport in there free time
and enjoy their activites in school while they can and they will bbecome better at it
Yes I think it would be better to cancel all sports.the kids would be talking about it and they would not pay attention.
If you take away sports, it's not going to make the students, as well as the parents very happy, and if they don't agree with what your doing by taking away sports, then they might move. Although it might raise the teachers salary up. It's not helping the children obesity. So you really shouldn't do that(:
I don't think that they shoud take away sports because kids keep their grades up to be in the games and they are doin what they love so they should not take sports away
I agree with your comment, because in order to stay in a sport you have to keep your grades up to keep playing.
I think that it is not okay for schools to cancel all sports! Teachers encourage us to eat healthy and get active. Some kids don't have a backyard to run around in so school sports are the only way to exercise! Taking away sports would be like cancelling CNN student news. Wouldn't that be a bummer Carl?
They're certainly right when they say "drastic." If they really want results, they're going to get them, for better or worse we'll find out soon enough. Sports get students motivated and happy about school because they have a reason to go. Life is depressing without sports, and I don't work well when I'm depressed.
I think they should keep spors because some kids are real real bad in school and real real good at spors and some kids that are good in school need some think to do or blow off some steam.
I think kids should be able to play sports I think they should not cancel sports
I think that they will not get better because they will not have any thing to look forword to
No, kids need to have sports in their school. To me, sports is what I work hard for in school. I think it's like that for other kids too. I wouldn't do very well if If there wasn't sports in my school.
I completely agree with you, sports is what motivates kids to go to school and taking that away wouldn't be good
I think that sports would help. Because sometimes you can use sports for your school werk. But it also can be bad if you do sports. Cause you might have a game and you don't get your home work done
I don't think that taking sports away would help the kids because the kids will just get in to trouble with other uses . but if they have spots they will have better things to do.
I don't think it would help with grades because they would not have anything to forward to doing after school. Also with no sports more people would get fatter and they will have another problem. Obesity. But they could do that for certain people who don't do there homework. So then they don't ruin it for everyone.
I think that no sports means kids would be leas active and would halve nothing to look forward to at the end of the day
I understand what these people are trying to do. To have your school ranked unacceptable is, well... unacceptable. However, the answer is not to take away sports. All that will do is get the students angry and academic performance will decreases even MORE. The answer? Start taking things away little by little. Start with making lunch shorter, then canceling pep-rallies. If you take things away little by little, the students might get the idea.
What!! their behavior will go down because sports brings dicsipline and without activity the grades will become worse
Not having sports would effect grades cause the People would move and then the town would have more obesity.
Its not right...because that's what motivates them in what they do
I don't think that school made a grate choice because some kid might use sports as a way to focus on there work at school, I could see the why they took it away but still having better classrooms wont fix it.
i don't know about any other schools but in my own school we have an eligibility for school functioned sports and if you are failing, or even below a C, you cannot play in that sport. i think that this forces children that are in sports to get there grades up and taking sports away would probably hurt more then to help.
even though that might help the school but by taking away their sport don't you think that your not help them taking their sport away.
I thimk there should be sports and more math
I will say that Math should be taught online. I will also say that more sports are needed. Why Math? Because If you ever need help with the math, you can either ask a nearby teacher, ask the teacher on teh online class, OR google it. Stay busy, my friend.
You should take away sports so that students should be more focused on learning and not being distracted by their sports.
I disagree.Sometimes sports are a kids peace.
I don't agree at all, you know, what if the school sports are all that they look forward to and all that keeps them going and keeps their grades up?!
im sorry but i do not agree.
But How are studnets supposed to be motivated to get good grades SO they can play sports, If your school doesnt allow people with bad grades to play, then Your school is just fine, Students want to play sports, they need good grades to play, I personally am Neutreal on this subject.
I don't think it's right for the students to have their sports taken away because that's what keeps them healthy in what they do and students need to be athletic and enjoy their time doing what they think is best
I THINK THAT U DO NOT NEED TO TACK WAY spots ....
no because if we work all day might as well let them out side and play sports to blow off some steam
I think taking away sports is good because kids can focus on there school work and suceed there goals.They also can get the achieve the grades that they want.
What about those with dyslexia how are they going to figure out a math problem without something to relate it to?
I disagree kids cant get a scholarship without sports so how are the parents of those kids suppose to pay for college with the life savings because trust me that's not enough to keep up a living and go to a good college.
ti think that taking sports away is a bad idea kids need their sports because taking away somthing they love could end up bad.
Yes I think it is bad because kids need their exercise. They also need to learn but they could study harder and still be able to play in sports. Sports is a good way to stay fit. They could still get more money by a fundraiser and raise money to get a better learning system.
The teachers/ administrators need to be enforcing education better. Taking away the students' athletics will make them rebel and not have something to work towards.
We think that athletics is just as important as academics. You have to be academically eligible in order to participate. This is what the school district needs to take into consideration before they take drastic measures.
If the teachers were helping the students would do better. It's putting great coaches out of a job for a season. What if their grades don't get better?
i hear what your saying
A teacher`s class room is felled with ATLEAST 30 kids the teacher is overwhelmed as it is ( my mom`s a teacher so trust me on this) they dont have time to help 30 kids with everything. Some kids are just lazy and dont want to do anything. If the teachers helping would raise grades we will all be better off homeschooling. but then that would start problems becuase some parents are lazy. Honestly, Kids are just better off just having common sense and basic math and reading skills.
i say maybe they need better teachers i can not all be the kids faults. i think if they get better teachers that they will be better students.if they are better students they will get better grades. getting better grades will keep the school in bussiness. if they stay in business they will know that they are doing things right
The class feels that most kids already involved in sports have good grades to begin with becasue they have to have them. taking sports away from the whole school. is drastic and research shows that homework doesnt significantly raise scores becasue its usually just busy work anyways. They truly need to look at what the teachers are actually teaching if there is that drastic need of a change. Not sure the kids need to change but maybe the methods of the educators. Sports are a great drop out prevention and taking sports away will cause more issues than it will to solve a problem. There are other ways to prevent bad grades they just need to take a closer look at what the school system is doing and hold them accountable. They need to l,ook into the best interest of the child and not the budget.
Schools should not cancel sports because it will do more harm than help.
Firstly, kids have a lot of energy and need to let it out through physical activity. If they don't, their energy will build up and they won't be able to pay attention and focus in school.
Secondly, getting exercise is an important part of staying healthy. Playing sports is one of the best ways for kids to get exercise.
Lastly, playing on sports teams helps kids build team-working skills. These skills are important for students to use in the classroom.
We suggest the schools have fundraisers at the sporting events to raise the money they need.
We discuss this topic in class after watching the student news. As a class we do not agree that the school should do this. Its only hurting the student -athletes by taking away sports being that they have to have a certin GPA to even participate in sports. And truly I dont even think Its about kids not making grades I think its more about having low test scores and if this is true, this is a problem the teachers and school offical have to deal with
Some of our students think that it's a good idea to take away sports because their grades will go up because they would have more time after school to complete homework and study.
Other students disagree because kids that are already academically successful should not have to suffer the consequences of no sports. They have worked hard, they deserve to participate in extra curricular activities.
One student said, "We should take away sports temporarily and see if there is any improvement in academic performance. And if this strategy doesn't help, they should reinstate sports and try to find another way to help kids achieve."
We think that taking sports away from this school is not going to help them. If they take sports away, the students will do even worse. They should encourage the students to do their work and try harder. Instead of taking away sports, they should give rewards and/or incentives for good work.
I think it all depends on the school. If sports are a distraction for the students, then sports should be taken away, but in some schools sports help students.
I disagree 100% . Kids need to be running and being active. Sports is just as important as academics. But that doesnt mean students need to lack off of homework and not do classwork. Students need to enjoy there time whether their doing sports or academics. The just need to do whats best for themselves 🙂
Schools must do what they need to do in order to make sure the grades are good. Sports are fun, but grades are first. Students in sports often have less time than others to study for tests and complete homework due to frequent practices and games. However, sports teach students how to manage time due to this.
I believe that sports are what encourage student-athletes to do well in school. Without athletics, chances are students are more likely to slack off in school or get into trouble. As a student-athlete myself, half of my high experience involve being in sports. I think the students of this district should not let this go down without a fight. Their voice and opinions are just as valuable as anyone else's.
i think they should keep sports because in some schools if your not passing u can't play sports so it makes them want to keep there grades up.
if there are no sports then the coaches will be out of the job for a whole season.theres a 2/3 chance that the students grades will get better!
This is such a bad idea. I understand the need to save money and budget, but cutting sports is not in the least bit smart. If all you have in school is academics then students won't have a outlet to either relief the stress of the schoolwork. With this generation we are in a battle with childhood obesity do you really think cutting sports is the right tactic. Another issue that I have with this is that students; specifically seniors rely on sports for scholarships. If they are not strong with academics but are amazing in sports....the school district is removing their students that opportunity to receive aid when applying to college. Last time I checked school was supposed to be a place that helped you prepare for the real world and a higher education; without sports that isn't possible.
I think it's fair because academics come first. The money that would be saved could buy more resources that would improve academic achievement.
Students need to have good grades and physical education. Instead of getting rid of the sports, why not get rid of something that isn't as important... maybe start using all e-books instead of buying those expensive hard-back books. Also, if the academic performance is this low, perhaps their not doing a good job teaching!
I think taking way sports will help grades out, but kids wont have anything to motavate them in to getting good grades.
I think that it's better to have academics than sports. Sports get in the way of ALL the things, and academics is the true way to live in my opinion,
With all the obicity problems nowdays, I would think that removing sports would only create more problems.
I think eliminating sports would be bad. It would make the kids not do there best in school because they have to get good grades to be on a team. But I do think that it would help the kids grades go up. I think they should find a way to do both it would be the best idea!!!!!!
If they take sports out of schools kids who play sports might be depressed and not want to go to school. They also need to get all of their energy out or they wont be able to focus.
I think that the school shouldn't get rid of sports because students will have no insperation to get good grades.
I think it wouldn't be a good Idea to not have any sports. The people that do sports may not work as hard in school knowing that they dont have to make a C average.
i think that school sports are the big part of the reason that kids make good grades because, its that motivation that moves them towards good grades.
I think that taking sports away is a bad idea. Because some kids will not get the exersice they need.
I think taking sports away is a bad idea. I know grades are important but kids still want to be acctive with sports. i also think its a good idea in the same way because i shows that acidemics are important too.
I think that this is a very good idea because students would have more focus on grades and not on sports. It might be a little harsh though. some people(not me) go to school because they cant wat to go to sports practice.
I think takeing away the sports is abad idea because it takes away the modivation of the many kids who play sports.
I think that if you take away sports all the kids will do better at grades they dont have to worrie about pratices and games just focaus on school!!!!!!!
Truthfully, I feel that it would help students to do better in school, but even more so if they did something with the extra money to help the kids. For instance, they could fund money to after school tutoring programs ,or after school classes with teachers to help them. It will also allow them to get more rest, and to focus on class, not the game that is coming
I think there needs to be sports because you need good grades to be abel to paricipate in them. Sports is the only thing that I look forward to when i come to school. Having sports as a part of school drives me to make good grades. The only other think that would make me want to have good grades is to get a good paying job when i am older.
I have to live off of sports. if i dont play sports then i dont know what to do. There are kids like me who need to play sports. sports help me with my grades. with no sports grades will probably go down.
I think that taking away sports wouldn't make students' grades improve because when your on a sports team, you have to have passing grades to not be kicked off. And if the school eliminates sports the students wouldn't improve their grades because they won't be kicked off the team if they don't.
I think taking away sports is not a great idea.Some coaches say if you want to play for me your grades have to be up. So thats what keeps the grades up most if they play for the school.
They should keep sports, but cut down on the money and time that they give them. It's true that sports give athletes drive in school, I just think that it takes up too much of their time. I know a few athletes in my school that could not get homework done, because they went straight from practice, to dinner, to bed. If they want to boost their grades, they should bring things like sports, art, photography, and music into their curriculum, not cut them out entirely. I see both sides and agree with some parts and disagree with others, but all in all it benifits the school more to integrate sports, and not cut them out, then to lose students motivation and drive.
If you get rid of sports you don't help America's childhood obesity problem
We dont think they should take all the sorts away. It not healthy. Cuz kids need to be active.
I don't play sports but I do see other students motivated to get good grades to play sports.
I say that taking away sports is a bad idea. Everyone I know plays a sport or wants to. Shutting down sports would be a lead cause to obesity. No one is getting exercise or gets the chance to meet new people. It can also prevent scholars. Grades and academics are very important but sports are important to.
i think they need sports but school comes first and they need grades to play sports.
I think that they should not take all of the sports away I think that they should keep them because some of the careers involve sports like football or soccer and what about if they want to be artist. So my opinion is that they should NOT take away the sports.
If you have no sportspeople well get fat and it will be all ur fault
I don't think they should get rid of sports because then the bad kids that get good grades won't have any reason to get good grades, and then their grades will go down.
I think we should have sports because if we don't the kids will get really it of shape. We still can have the same amount of school academics.
People should get rid of sports because all the kids think about is sports and not grades
I think that they should keep sports because without it they might not want to go to school anymore. And they will fail there classes that is my opinion.
I think that students will have nothing to look forward to. Also students will just not work and act up in school because of the no sports rule.
I think we should have sports because without good grades and good attendance you cant play.So the people that play sports would work hard so then could play.
i think academic is very important but sports can make a great future for those who loves sports.
i think that its really bad because sports are the one place that kids can go to so they can get there mind from school
if there is no sports people will not want to do good in school cause they think that the grades don't mean nothing. if the sports are there kids get incouraged to do good. but scool comes first. so i say keep sports cause schools would have no school sprit.
I think it would not be a good decision to take sports out of school because kid will gain more obesity and they will not have any exercise.
i think kids should have sports or the will become fat and get addicted to McDonnell's. Also people need gym to help finish there dreams and achieve goals.
i think think that athletics is as important as academics. Sports is a way to help kids get there grades up.
Sports should not be eliminated because they are important to school. They are dreams to some people like getting to the big leagues. You can also get a scolarship or something.
I think we should have sports because without sports their is absouley no perticipation for the school and their is no point of having asembley's and You want kids to be happy for their school but the only way you can do it is with sports and when the kids go to the basketball games and football games it means they care about the team mates on the team mates and the school you can only get this through sports
Sports often helps students move on to college as in my case i'm getting a footbal scholarship that is paying for my post secondary education. This school may think they are helping their students acidemics but the athletes, which are some of the schools best students because of the grade requirments, are just going to switch schools because why would they give up something they poured so much effort into?
I think that the grades will go down, because the kids will have to much energy to pay any atention in class, so they won't know what to do on homework and tests. There for they will flunck.
I've been a high school teacher for more than 25 years. I think that wiping out school sports will not improve academic achievement, and may even cause a further decline. Many student athletes work harder in classes to keep their sports eligibility intact. Also, sports provide an opportunity for all students to identify more closely with their school and to get a morale boost linked to their teams' games and victories. This is not universal, but it is observable in many cases. I fear that morale will be damaged by the decision to get rid of sports programs, which will not help grades. Many student athletes' grades actually improve during their season of play, as I've witnessed in all of the five schools in which I've taught.
I think they should keep school sports because even some teachers don't know that sports are good for kids others do. It accusal helps them learn stuff like hand eye coordination and all that other stuff. That is why I think the school in Texas shouldn't cancel school sports.
I don't think that this was a very good decision overall. At my school you have to be passing all of your classes to be eligible to play any sport. Without that students wouldn't have any motivation to get good grades.
In school you can not play sports if you have poor grades.If sports are taken out of school the sport players will have no reason to keep there grades up.The whole point for sports in school was to let children know if you want to play sports then grades have to be good.
My honest opinion is that if you take sports out of schools you have a good chance of taking kids out of school. It may not seem like a big deal but to most athletic kids who are very involved in sports, taking away what they enjoy most may result in no motivation... no motavation causes bad grades and bad grades equals unhappiness
I think taking away the sports is not a good idea. Sports will help improve kids attitudes, respect, and grades. You have to make good grades to be on the team. I think one sulotion could be to have a tutoring class during practice hours twice or three times a week, but not to take athletics away.
If you take sports out of school then kids won't have the motivation they need to get good grades. People are already worried about childhood obecity, so taking sports out of it will only slightly make it worse because the kids won't get up and be active. Kids need at least a C average to play in these sports. Without the sports then they will let grades slip if they were low already and some students might just drop out of school.
If you take sports away, there will be many complaints. Many kids love being athletic and want to maintain a C average. But if you take that away from them, they will be completely unfocused. I think it helps with the kids health, too. You can maintain a good education with sports.
I think taking away sports is a bad idea. Kids who play sports would not have the motivation to get a passing grade to be on the team. Some kids may also want to rebel against doing work because they feel that they have no need to do it.
I think taking out sports would result in something the school is probley not ready for. Sports help me get up in the morning and prepare for my day in knowing I have to have good behavior and get good grades. Teens look foward to sports in the afternoon and if they dont have a way to get their energy out they will probley have worse behavior in schools. A few teens are probley really good at sports and they might even go to college on a athletic scholarship so that would result in them maybe not going to college.
Eleminating sports probably would make the situation worse because the C average is what gives some sports player motivation to make good grades.They might be able to raise that requirement to a B average or something. They might be able to cut some money off sports and use it to hire a couple of totours to help the students who need it after school or something like that. 🙂
I think that taking away sports wont help kids grades go up, but instead would make some go down, because with out kids knowing that they have to keep their grades up for sports they would not try as hard to keep up thier grades. Being on a team is some thing that makes the kids want to keep thier grades up to stay on the team. Without that motivation i dont think they would keep their grades up.
I don't agree with their decision, althought I could see both sides of this. The elimination of sports does not give the students motivation to do their best in the classroom. On the other side of this issue, this gives students like me more time to complete homework
i think taking sports away would cause more absences because the kids wont have very many things to look forward to in the day
If you ask a kid who their inspiration is, chances are it will be a basketball player, or football player, or any other major athlete. Taking away sports may be good for the school's financial situation, but it also takes away any hope for getting into college on an Athletic Scholarship. If a kid can't afford college, then the Scholarship might be all they have to get in. It might help the school, but it definately does not help the kids.
I don't think it's a very good idea. Sports might not be the poblem.
I think adding after school Academic classes could help a lot.
Academic isnt the only thing that gets you into college,sports can too.
i think that getting rid of sports is not going to help at all because then the students wouldnt have any modivatoin to get at least a C on a report card and just give up on there acidemics plus they wont get enogh exersize without something to do after school and on weekends nothing to spend there time on improving.
Thinking about softball and volleyball gets me out of bed in the morning. I think it keeps kids connected with there friends. Although it might make grades go higher i think the an outlet is really goos for us. I personally play two sports and i love them.
I don't think taking sports away will help. I actually think thats only going to make it worse. If you play sports you have to keep your grades up to stay on the team. Taking away sports will give kids a reason not to care anymore. Sure, the school will save money, but the kids won't have a reason to care about their grades.
i think if you take sports out we wont strive to get atleast a c avrage.I honstly think that if you take sports out you will take some kids out because if you are in highschool and your goal is to be a pro player then what is the point in trying to keep your grades up if you want to be a pro with no sports to back your goal/dream up?!?
Eliminating sports is a major double fault by the school district. Sports motivate me and my friends to come to school and do well. The district should only let the kids bash heads if they get the average of a C. If they go below a C they shouldn't be able to participate in the sport. They are just setting up for a total spike. This will disqualify them with a red card!
eliminating sports will help bring grades up but ,some students wil forget how important teamwork is. i think sports sould not be eliminaed because it helps get kids active and it teaches kids how to work together as a team.
I think taking sports away is a goos idea and a bad idea. I say it is a good idea, because the students will be focusing on what they will be doing in class, and not whats going to happen when they go to pracitce after school. I also think it is a bad idea because kids do need to stay healthy and fit.
I think that taking out sports may improve grades by giving the students more time to work after school. I think that sports say a lot about a school though, if you take out sports thats taking out a major factor of school I think. Athletics give more motivation to getting good grades and attendance. You have to maintain at least a C average to participate in your sport and I think without that motivation people will be more likely to slack off.
I play three sports, football,basketball, and baseball. I've been playing sports my whole life. Take that away from me then im just a lazy kid playing video games. Why take away from what kids enjoy, ever since I've been playing sports my grades have gone up. I think it's a bad thing to have no sports, just academics.
I think cutting out sports will make grades go down.This will happen because students wouldn't have to keep their grades up anymore.In order to play sports your grades have to be up anyway.
Sports are my life and they help me work harder in school so I can stay on the team. If you take sports away from kids it's like taking away their life, some kids use sports to try to get out of the drama in their home and school lives. It wouldn't be fair to those kids that need those sports for support.
Athletics is just as important as academics. Teahcers should help out students so they can do better and if taking away students athlrtics they wont be able to have something to work towards. The school districts NEED to talk about things like this before making any annoucments to schools.!
I thin they should keep sports because sports could releave stress from the students if school is hard.
Sports should motivate people to keep their grades up so they can play. If they dont want to keep their grades up have them not play and learn from their mistakes and that would make them get their grades up. It definitely motivates me to keep my grades up.
I think eliminating school sports would not be good because kids try to get a c average to play on the school teams.
I think that sports should not be taken away from students because then they will have no motivation to get good grades
They should just keep sports because if they get rid of P.E then most students wouldn't get ecsersice at all.
I think that taking away sports is a bad idea. Sports give kids extra drive to get good grades because they have to at least get a C+ to play. Taking away sports will just get kids to not try in school.
No DO NOT TAKE AWAY SPORTS! Instead of eliminating school sports just suspend certain players if they aren't doing good in school. This way if kids hear they are getting suspended from sports for not doing good in school, they will have no other choice but to do better.
i do not agree. Sports are healthy for kids and motivates them. I don't see how taking sports away would help anyways. it will just cause problems.
If they take away sports their grades will go down because there is no sports to motivate them
I don't think they should take away sports because it gets people off the couch and makes them do stuff and the students also thrive to get higher grades so then they can play the sport.
I think that eliminating sports is a bad idea. Sports teach lessons that school could never teach. Students are encouraged to keep up on grades so that they can be in school sports. Hopefully the kids know that school always comes first and they should do homework before going to practice.
Sports are what support kids who are bad in school. You see some kids may have several D but that means the kids will improve there grades. Their are some down points like the kids may not have time or may be to tired and not there homework but don't take it away from them.
No, because I would slack off in school without sports because I do good in school to get good grades, but mostly for school sports! If I get lower then a D in a class then i will be on academic probation. So don't take school sports away!!!
Usually sports give students the boost they need to stay in school, you need to do good in academics to be able to play sports in Jr. High and High school. That is what I witness in my schools district.
Eliminating school sports will not help. Kids get good grades so that they can play on the sports teams. Maybe start some after-school tutoring programs, that's what I think would help.
Eliminating sports couldn't have completely negative effects, but 99% of them would be. Students are going to complain and like school much less. Sports are honestly one of my favorite things about school and I can't imagine not having them here.
I don't think it will help because sports is what makes kids want get good grades.I don't know what would make the education level go up.
They should never take away sports. Sports keep schools together, keep kids motivated, and bring school spirit too. Taking away sports would first off get all the students riled up and maybe even refuse to do any work. More and more kids would stop caring about their grades because they have nothing to look forward too. This is just over all the worst idea to try&get academics up. They need to find a different alternative.
Taking away sports won't help anything, if anything, it will cause students to drop out and join club teams. Schools should not give students something like a team sport, and then just take it away. This will not end well for the school or the students if sports are taken away.
I think taking away sports is a bad idea because when students know that they have to have a C average and good attendance to play on the the team they will be a good student.
I don't think that you should take away sports. The kid who plays the sport should manage his time so he can still go to sport practice but get all of his or her homework done also. You would also be taking away a coaches job for the season also if you took away the sport program.
I think that taking away sports may will bring grades up.
But for people who do not do sports this will not make a difference.
Also taking away sports will make the people who used to play sports angry and that will affect their grades,
Many people love to do sports, you need attendance and good grades. The school, by taking that away would cause athletes to slack, because they have no reason to get good grades, other than just for getting them. I believe that the school should have kept sports, but if they wanted improvement, increase the grade you need to be eligible, so students will try harder for sports
honestly, i think eliminating sports is the worst idea ever. and i dont even play sports
I think that taking sports out of schools will eliminate the driving force of a lot of good grades, but you have to look at it from the schools perspective and understand that it may also take away a distraction for a lot of students.
eliminating sports wold not improve academics. This is because sports are activities and people can improve on grades if they are happy. Happy like to play sports. If they get rid of sports grades might go down because people aren't as happy any more. Sports are physical activities they will help people not be restless in class. So I believe that eliminating Sports is a very bad Idea.
I think eliminating sports is good because it would take an hour out of school plus then i wouldn't have to change clothes.
I think that it would be a terrible thing if a school would take away sports, because it can help students drive toward what they want to do, or what they want to be in life. A solution to this problem could simply be taking away some days of the sports and not all of them.
I do believe academics are important, but sports are to. Sports will help us keep healthy, and it fun to most students. Academics we already have more than 5 hours of it, we need fun sometimes. And you need good grades to be on a sports team, and if you really want to keep being on the team it will show you to go to class on time and learn. We can just donate old equipment instead of buying new ones. But I think 100% to not take away sports!
I don't think that schools should take away sports, because you have to get good enough grades in order to play sports. If some students don't have sports, they don't see any reason to get good grades. Also, sports give students something to do after school, instead of getting into trouble.
I do not think that it is a good idea to cu sports from school because it would jus take away motivation from the kid so they might get ever lower grades. I believe that they should just increase the grade that a student would need to play on the team
If you take away sports the kids might complain and the principle will get a lot of phone calls. The kids also might not even care anymore because they don't need to be eligible and they probably wont try to do good.Some kids might move to a different school and the school might go out of business. I do a lot of sports and i know that if i get below a c i cant do any of the sports and i will have to stay after school or study for the whole day. So I recommend that you shouldn't take away ANY sports!
No, I don't think taking away sports would resolve the problem. Taking away sports would result in some teachers getting laid off because p.e teachers teach the sports. So, I think they could should maybe ask for donations to the school.
Sports help kids in school, without them, most kids would be miserable all year long. If a kid is miserable, it means worse academics. They might as well keep the sports in their school unless they're willing to make frustrate the kids further.
I think that eliminating sports will just make things worse for that school district. Many kids depend on sports to cheer them up when they have a lot of HW or had a bad day. I know that's happened to me before.
By eliminating sports the district is just destroying an outlet that kids have to express themselves and work together. It will just make those kids unmotivated bumps on a log because they've got nothing else to do after school. I think it would help if they raised the required grade to be eligible for the team. That would motivate those kids to work hard in school in order to be able to play on the team.
I think they should keep sports because people like sports, and you have to have a c average to play in the game so it would improve grades. sports also show hot to be a team and work together as a group and people think sports are a fun thing to do after school anyway.
I think that getting rid of sports is just not a good idea, because most football and soccer players keep there grades up to be able to participate in that sport. Taking that privilege away from them would not help, they may not care about there grades after you took away the reason they were trying so hard.
I dont think getting rid of school sports is a good idea because I would slack off in school without sports because I do good in school to get good grades, but mostly for school sports! If I get lower then a D in a class then i will be on academic probation. So don't take school sports away!!! I think most kids would slack because sports is a big thing for them.
Academics are the most important thing in school, but if you take the sports away how will kids have fun with their friends while playing a sport. You also learn lots of valuable information for every day life. Like being a good sport. The real point is kids need both.
I think that getting rid of sports will help in some way, but maybe that school just needs to take sports away for a few weeks or months. Then they could focus on getting their grades up and then go back to sports. Then when their grades go back down, then you just take the sports away again.
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If sports are taken out of a school curriculum, I most defiantly think that grades would go up. There are so many people I know, and I myself have experienced this, go to sports practice or have a game and get home around 8:30-11 o' clock. Some games go that late. Then students complain that they don't have enough time to do their homework. It's true. If you take away sports, you'll get a lot of complaints, but the grades will most likely go up.
I think there should be sports because it provides some thing to do after school for some kids. I do basketball and track when it comes time. If they cut out sports some kid don't have some thing to do after school.
I think taking out sports is a bad idea because kids can learn from something and they need something to motovate them to do better in school.
I don't think they should take away sports because you have to get good grades to be in school sports. I love Baseball and if they took that away then I wouldn't have a motivation to do well.
Taking away spots from that high school may be a good way to raise the schools academic scores, but you may have just takena way the one chance a child had to get into college
I think they should keep sports in. Kids are motivatedto do well and pass because of their sports. But they should put more emphasis on education, as it is the most important thing in a person's life. All in all, keep spprts, but emphasize education.
I think that having no sports is dumb because people want kids to get exercise and not be overweight or obese but they take away our main source of exercise.
I think that, while academics are important for student's future, so are sports. They teach hard work, dedication, and sportsmanship. I think that students should be forced to keep higher grades to be on sports teams.
I think that having no sports will encourage stundents to get better grades. If they dont have sports then they will do beter to earn sports back.
I think that it wouldn't be a good thing because if there is no sports there is nothing to look forward to so most people that like sports would give school up.
I think that they should have it beacause i play softball and if you dont get good grades then you wont make the team ao that helps me
no it would not sports teach kids to be active instead of sitting in front of a tv all day and I dont know what should be eliminated.
i tink they did a bad thing by getting rid of sports in texas because students are going to be more angry at the schools which can even lower there grades down more,
i think that is wrong because without sports people will not get motivated to do good in school. if there was sports would make good grades to make the team
I think it is a bad idea because a lot of kids like myself love school sports and personally i would not go to that school if there were no sports
IF you do take away sports out of school the students will start not caring for going to school, and they won't care if they get bad grades because they don't have anything to do to work hard enough in school to stay on there team.
I think taking sports out is not going to help.Im a sports player myself and since I started it has help me raise my grades up and know if I want to play the sport then my grades got to be good!
i think that taking away sports from a school wpuld be wroung kids need spots for there health and grades. kids that do sports are proven to have better grades. i think they sould have better teachers instead of sports.
i dont think that it would be fair to take away sports but also its a good way to get kids to bring up their grades. Plus kids would come to school if they had to because of their sprorts and they will get better grades.
Hello everybody I think they shouldn't take sports away because then the students wouldn't be have any free time playing their favorite sports.Get a C on a recort card and just give up on there acdemics plus they wouldn't have enough exerisize without their sports at school. Plus they wouldn't have anyone to represent their school! 😀 😀 🙂
I think getting rid of sports will just get athlets angry. they might get bad grades on purpose till they let people play sports. taking away sports makes no sense. kids need to be more active and get exersise. kids need to enjoy being outside. it may get more money for the school but it makes kids unhappy. they should bring back the sports for the kids. that is what i think
I think schools should keep sports. Just because, it's something that encourages kids to keep there grades up. At my school, you can't have lower than a C and if you do get lower than a C, you can't play in the next game.
No, not entirely. Some people play sports to get away from school or just to let out anger. The reason I play softball is because I like to take my anger and stress out on the ball by swinging on it.
I Think They Should Keep Sports Because A lot Of Kids Like It. and Some Kids Only Do Good In School To Stay On The Team,
I say that once you take away sports kids won't want to learn instead the would be thinking about what they are going to do after school instead of a sport club.
I don't think eliminating sports was such a good idea, and grades may go up, but I think students will be less motivated, because they won't have any reward or incentive to look forward to. So they won't think getting good grades will be worth it.
no, because i play alot of sports. also it hould not bother with grades.
i think the kids will lower their grades and not pass if sports leave the school and what will teachers do that run the sports and wont their gym time be gone?
Not entirely. Some people play sports to get away from school or to release anger. The reason I play softball is because I like to release my nanger and stress out by swinging and hitting a homerun.
i think they should keep sports in school .
I think that they should keep the sports cause that helps people to think that if they still want to be in the sport there in they got to make sure to keep there grades up
I think that if they get rid of the sports, the grades will get lower, and eventually some people may fail. Without the sports the kids wont try and get that C average grade, because they wont be able to participate in any sports. So they would think that there is no point in trying to get good grades because they have nothing to work for.
I think that sports should not be taken out of school. I think that if you take out sports, the grades will go down and not up. If kids are involved in sports they don't have a motivation to get good grades. They won't try as hard to get good grades. You need good grades to be on a sports team.
I think that they should leave sports as they are because I know they motivate kids to get their grades up and gives them confidences for things that they have never tried.
if they take away sports in school then the kids will go on strike and not do any work.
I think the schools should try going without sports for a semester and see what happens. If they know what results they get from having no sports then they could probably go with or without sports. If they get good results then they can probably save more money for other more educational things.
I think sports should still be a school activity. It should stay because most of the time you have to have good grades to participate in your school's sports teams. Without sports, most of the students will slack off, because they have nothing to work for.
I think that sports motivate kids to get good grades, because you need good grades in order to play sports. Sports not only motivate kids to get better grades, but they teach them teamwork, responsibility, and other important life lessons.
I don't think taking away sports is right but if the school comes down to so little money I think they should do what would save money for more important thing like supplies. But if taking out sports in unnecessary I don't believe it should happen
Honestly, sports is a huge motivation for me to come to school. No, it's not the only reason I come to school I do it because I want to better myself. But sports are definitely a main reason my grades stay at a C or B average.
I think that If they get rid of sports it kids won't have the determination or the drive to get good grades in school. Sports give kids a reason to succeed in school.
I think that taking away sports is like taking away a part of your life. I think that because if you want to be a football player when you grow up and you want practice in middle school and they take it away they are like taking away your future.
i think kids would be more likely to fail because they have nothing to look forward to
I don't they should take away sports because student's grades will most likely go down because students can only play on a sport team if they are passing and if sports get taken away they won't have a reason to keep them up.
their are people who only get good grades because they want to do sports, I think that if they take away sports some kids won't even try but you never know
..... if you take away sprots your taking away the kids dreams!!! Besides, if you take the sports away then alot of kids will not have anyhing to look forard to when coming to school.
To some kids school sports getting canceled would be the end of the world. Personally I don't care. Why can't you play sports outside of school? But I do think that kids should have more things at school that they enjoy doing. So sports should stay.
Baseball is what makes me keep my grades up and where they are but if u took it away there would be more rec options and clubs from other places, I do not think it is a very good idea because the pro teams would not be able to get there fresh new kids and high school kids wound not get to get drafted
I think that stoping sports is not going to help anything because then the students don't have anything to make them want to get good grades
I think that there will be many complaints from students if they take away sports. I think the only reason some kids look forward to school is for playing sports. I believe that if you take it away many student's grades will go down, because the only reason they keep in up is for sports. I really can't fathom a reason for sports to be taken away though.
If they eliminate sports than any athlete won't even bother to work hard to get good grades therefor decreasing the grade point average.
If people don't have sports to play they wont have good grades and they will become fat.
I dont think takeing sports away will help with grades because the people who play sports go to school and do their work to get good grades so they can do it. as a matter of fact i would incurage more students to play so they get good grades and put effort in to do their work so thy can do it
i think its the most stupid thing because. 1: they wont get good grades because there is nothing to motivate them. 2: it lets them get outside and have fun.
I don't think they Would take away sports because i play and that motivates me to come to school and stay in school even if my stomach hurts So that is why i don't think that they should be eliminating sports.
I Think That Sport's Should Not Be Taken Away Because If Student's Love Sport's Th Should Have The Right To Play Sport's At School . Also If Student's Do These Sport's & Have Bad Grade's They Won't Able Play But I Asked Some Student's If They Want Sport's To Stay Most Of Them Said Yes . They Will Bump Up There Grade's . & I Love Sport's .
I don't think they Would take away sports because i play and that motivates me to come to school and stay in school even if my stomach hurts So that is why i don't think that they should be eliminating sports.
In my opinion a school without sports really isn’t a school at all. I know school is supposed to be all about learning and preparing you for your future such as college. My drive to get good grades is because I am an athlete. If I don’t get good grades I don’t get to participate in the games. For me I don’t think I would have the drive to get good grades, study for my tests, and do my homework if it wasn’t for sports. Being smart is a good trait to have, but so is being active and developing friends on the field or on the court.
I think that this wont help them at all. Some kids live for thier sports and other school activities. I know that as state president of my state student council with all that we do if they took that away the make a wish foundation would loose a income of a hundred thousand dollars at the least each year. Kids are motivated to partipate in these activities by keeping thier grades up. Another aspect that was brought up in our discusion is that its the athletes who have good grades. The problem are the kids that have and choose to do nothing with thier lives. Why punish the kids wh o are keeping up? Really? Come on Texas. Think this through
You have to keep your grades up to play sports so if they take away sports their grades go down.
I think they should take out the least played sports and clubs and saved the extra money
Hi,I think taking away phyisical activity is a bad idea. Kids need to exsersize as much as they need to learn.
I think that it is a horrible descion to take sports out of the district. You need a healthy mind and body for the best education. Sports are needed!
I don't think they should take sports away from students because sports allow children to take anger, or upsetness out by playing the sports. superintendent shouldn't take sports out, just to have more science class or raise teachers salary. you can still play sports and do all the other stuff.
I think that if they take away sports at that school the kids who play sports will no longer attend that school and that wouldn't be a bad thing. If a student is strugling with grades then get them a tutor for that specific subject dont take sports away
I'm on the owen middle school wrestling team, and it motivates me to get c average or higher i think it would not help them because they would have no motivation to make good grade.
I don't think that canceling sports will have any effect on students' scores. Sports mean a lot to kids, so why cancel them? Also, I think that kids won't feel happy about canceling the sports. Maybe the teachers should encourage the students more. Also, it is not fair to kids who do their homework and other assignments to have sports canceled.
I think that it is important to have sports in schoole, becase then there kids would keep there grades up and they would be excited to go to schoole.
I think it would help because it take students of focus in class.Pluse it would give more time for students to study.
Many kids in school are motivated by sports so that they can get better grades. Sports can also teach the lessons of teamwork, sportsmanship, responsibility, and self-discipline. Some things can only be taught on the field or court.
no i think if they eliminate sports it would make students complain and hyper but also it may help some people if they use sports as a problem like if in math if the problem is to hard try to make the fraction into a sports fractions
i thank its not a good idea because, it dose help you try to make good goals and try making good grades in school so i thank its not good.
I dont think that they should because it will help you with your grades. People will think more on there school work because if they fail then they will get kicked off the team.
well i think we should keep up with the sports because people want to get stronger and better and keep learning
I think taking away sports would be bad because we use sports to be active and to prepare for the future and if they took sports away kids might purposely do bad if they were mad
No, some kids are not going to do good cause they want to have sports. Some kids only do good went they play sports.
It would not help the academics of the school because there will be arguments and a chance of protest of sport going a way there will probably be less people in the school then there was. I think that people should be kicked out of sports if they dont act right or if there grades arnt good thats what i think. 🙂
I like sports and school ,but I think school is more important.
I think they sould not take away the sports beacuse they could not live with some sports.
I think that if the schools get rid of sports then people are going to complain more than study. And all school sports say you can't be on the team unless you have a C and up.
If their taking sports away why don't they just send it to another state
It think that if the teachers take away sports students will not even try because they have no motivation to get good grades. The teachers should motivate the students by if they get a B or higher the teachers could let the students to play outside to reward them.
I think that it would help but most of the people who play sports would not like it.
I think we should keep sports because we need them for exercise, thinking, and to just get to try something new. And it helps with thinking, remembering, and you can meet new people. Or if are grades are down and there are no sports we don't have anything to work for and they will probably stay low thats why we should keep them.
i think they should not close sports because kid will grow fater. i will miss sports and the fun.
It wouldn't be good without sports because us people need to be active and get good grades in sports. Without sports, we can't do what we like in life. I think that sports are important as academics. Taking sports away will make other students feel bad and their grades won't get better
I think that taking away sports will have grades go up you mit get some people come comeplane about it but I think that it will make grades go up.
i think eliminating sports is a bad idea because they would try as best as they would trying to stay in the sport that they are playing. they shouldnt stops sports.......
I think they should leave sports because it helps some people concentrate more like me.So just leave sports and forget about the whole thing.
i think sports should still go on a person needs a dream of being this big all star and without sports whats the point
In our school, we have lots and lots of people that love the sports they play. Taking them away from them would be a huge mistake because they would no longer be motivated, and they would most likely boycott the idea. Considering our school doesn't have great test scores to begin with, this would be a terrible idea.
I thank that grades will go down,no sports player will want to stay in school
I think that cuting school sports would have its goods and its bads. If they do cut it of the students would get beter ejcation, as in their grades would go up , and for high schoolers they might git a beter chance of geting a college digree. some bads would be is that some kids might lose their motivation to do good in school.
I think that elimating the sports is a bad thing for that school, but I think they will put the sports out of elimation
I think every school needs sports because research shows people who go out for sports actually do better on academics. Academics is a huge part of school I guess u will have time to do homework after school but who want to do homework after school. Sports are a big part of school and there are lots of other sports that schools can’t be a part of now if they take it away. Sports help you in the future to get along with other people and to interact with them and learning skills that you won’t learn from any other activity. Sports can teach you hand eye coordination and that is a big skill in life we all need to learn some day down the road.
I think at our school we have a program after school where they help you with your homework
Taking away sports id a terrible idea. Sports is the one thing I look forward to during the day.
Eliminating sports would not allow students to focus more on schoolwork or solve the Texas schools learning problems. Sports are a far off topic that should not be looked at in this situation. The school should focus on getting kids to work harder on school time and making sure the teachers are doing a good job. That way students can learn the right way, the school will be in good shape, and students won't have to worry about not having sports.
i think that your grades should count on wheather you get to play sports or not
I'm on plenty of teams including the chess team, math team, debate, and scholastic teams. These teams have tought me many lessons of life, that most athletes will never learn. I don't think having athletic programs taken away should ever hurt a students grades, it's mostly about hard work, dedication, and pride.
I wouldn't nesisarrally say that they should get rid of sports I just think that they should watch the times that sporting events start and end. I'm not much of a sports person myself, but I have friends that are up till midnight or later working on homework after a game. This is not healthy, but if you get rid of sports obesity rates among teenagers may go up. All in all they should keep sports just adjust times.
The school is putting their students in a tough spot. Many kids turn to sports to stay out of trouble, without athletic practices after school these kids may turn to other bad habits and find themselves getting in trouble.
I don't think this is a great idea. Students need things to do to keep them going in school right. I know that volleyball season gets me studying harder, and paying five times more attention than usual, just because of the C or above average. So I say yes to sports, and academics. They are kind of like a team themselves!
it is not right, i go to the park every friday and i am fit, soon, they will be out of shape.
Honestly, I don’t think eliminating sports would be a benefit or help. Sports are an important part of the high school experience, and they have taught me and prepared me for almost more in life than my schooling. They teach me dedication and hard work, which I then apply to my schooling. Without sports, the drive to succeed wouldn’t be as ingrained in me as it is now, and my motivation to do well in school would go down. Academics should come first, and if a student isn’t performing in the classroom then they shouldn’t be allowed to play. However, sports can be a helpful tool in motivating students to do well in school.
Lets put it this way,work before play.Education is more important its helps kids have a brighter future in life and sports.....they wont help kids have a brighter future.
i think we shoud keep sports because it keeps us moving
i think it will decrease scores if they take sports away because they have yo have good grades to be in sports.
i think we should have sports becaose it moitves the student
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i think the grades would go up becuase they dont have any thing else to worry about just the school work
we need sports
i think taking away sports will decrease sports. Students have to be passing their classes to play sports which means they have to be listening. this is a bad idea keep the sport >:P
i think it can matter but sometimes not, because teacher teach us and they need to get pay better an d kids can play sports in their house, and aboute 90% of kids in america have a game system
i think that taking away the sports in the schools it will lower there grades because most people come to school for there athlectics.Also beacuse most people get good grades because if they dont get good grades then they haft to be taking out of the sports so thats why they try there best.
hello i think that if schools get rid of sports the kids get there energy and have them im class and they would start to act up !:]
the scores will decrease because the students will not focus and might need the motivation that the students may need
i think the grade will go down because not some many people like to do sports and they have to do it some times.
Yes,because they would focus on studying more instead of sports.
i think that not all the students like to play sports
I dont think is going to help because we come to school because of that. You shold do MORE sports so students loos energhy and be so tire that they dont break the rules.
In my opinion I think getting rid of the sports is a bad idea. Many kids love playing sports for their school and it wouldnt be fair for them or their coaches! It's not the coaches fault that the kids don't do great in their classes. Teachers encourage students to get their grades up in order to play in any school sports so if they took the sports away kids wouldn't have the goal to reach and grades would go down even more!
i don't think they should take out sports, because thats the reason some kids get up in the morning to play sports. Some kids are also in sports cause you have to have good grades to play. Maybe sports is what keeps them motivated.
sports is our motive
dont taken off sports kids will get fat if they dont do anything
Sports are part of kids social life and they need sports! If they didn't have sports, the students would have the encouragement to get a good grade to play that sport.
Sports are part of kids social life and they need sports! If they didn't have sports, the students wouldn't have tht encouragement to get a good grade to play that sport.
The thing that teachers are not understanding is that sports ARE academics. They teach you lifelong lessons and not to mention keep you healthy, not just physically but mentally as well. If sports are taken away from us, what do we get besides just sit, sit, sit, and listen to teachers talk to us. I mean, I can see why they would want us to get better grades, but they shouldn't just take away something that a lot of students love and are motivated by. It just isn't fair.
I think that without sports, the kids will have no desire to get that C average that they need to have the ability to play. I think that the school is wrong, and that the grades will drop, instead of rise. If the kids are ALL doing poor, then ask the teachers what they are doing wrong.
They're not the only ones.
We too here in Westerville are getting sports cut.
Sports gives kids creativity in all that they do.
The creativity that sports gives us helps us more than in just athletics.
you need sport! i know that academics sometime makes you smarter but sports make you active and ACADEMICS DONT.
I think that is ridiculous because everyone should have the right to do sports. I disagree that it will help them learn more. I bet kids would go up to their teachers and complain about not being able to do sports.
I think it is fair and unfair. Fair because students would have more things to focus on in school. Unfair because it could be the students only "outlet" to get out.
I think if they do this students will refuse to do the work until they bring the sports back.
they should keep sports because is important to stay heathy so if they do kid will not be as fit .
they should keep sports because is important to stay heathy .
I strongly oppose to this plan. This is because studies in the US have found that doing sports really does increase the amount of information we can store inside our brains. If the teachers try harder and go a little bit more stricter in classes, I believe that there is no need to cut back on sports and add more to the teachers' salarys.
This is absolutely absurd. For a lot of kids, their main motivation to keep their grades up is so that they can participate in athletics. If they kept a GPA requirement, then the kids would have the incentive to keep their grades up. Especially in high school, athletics can matter. Some people don't play sports because they want to, but because they have to. They're going to need that athletic scholarship, and no college or scout for any team will ever know them if they can't play. Also, a lot of kids will probably just leave the school. If they're scoring "Unacceptable" $100,000 isn't going to get them anywhere. They're going to have to go to the source, and jumpstart a PTSA. Every kid has the potential.
I don't think that would help by cancling sports.It encourages students to get better grades because no pass,no play,and that would also put many coaches out of a job.
I think students should definently be able to play school sports! If your academics are very low then you should set a certain grade, for example 90,and if a student were to get below that then they should be suspended from the team until they get at least a 90. When doing this the student's average will go up, but they will still get to play school sports.
I think that school should do some fundraising, not cutting out school sports thats crazy! I think that school should have been more responsible and not have let this happen. If they suspend the sports they are suspending the amont of the EXERCISE those students get. I give it a thumbs down, bad school district! I meen sports are alot of fun to some students. You shouln't take that away from them.
I think it wron not to have sport because kids need to be heathly and active and alot of kids love eatting sweets than fruit. When i do sports it encourages me to get as on my report card so i could stay on my sports.
I think its wrong that kids are not aloud to play sports in Texas because kids need to be heathly and active and kids love eatting sweets than fruit. When i do sports it encourages me to get A's on my report card so i could stay in sports. Also, taking sports away some kids won't be able to do things after school and will be bored.
Others schools have great academics and still have sports. So why is it that this school doesn't? I think they should focus on the teachers and academics more than the sports.
some people use sports as there way into collage so why take away sports
One of the only reason i stay in school and keep my grades up is becuse of sports if i were in that school i would not stay there for very much longer. the school district blames sports when the probem is some where else.
I think sports are fun and important, but you go to school to learn academics. That should be the main focus at any school, and if that isn't true something has to be done to fix that. Also, which is more likely to happen: becoming an engineer or a pro football player? Sports are meant to be an added bonus.
I think if students engage in physical activities it will release brain chemicals that make you fee better and improves your studying skill which eventually will help improve your grades.
i don't think they should get rid of sports because most kids look up to sports. For there future job. Because people need practice to be a pro.
I believe that it is was a terrible mistake for them to cancel sports. Sports let you make new friends, build a better confidence in yourself, and helps with obesity. Our unemployed rate is still really bad, and taking sports is taking jobs from coaches. They could have fundraisers to help with their financial needs. Taking sports -which can be a part of a student- is a terrible mistake.
Eliminating sports is not the answer. I believe that students have the right to play sports. It develops team work, friendship, and prepares individuals for life experiences and helps people in the work force later in life. Teachers and Staff are responsible for preparing students academically and finding interesting ways to learn. If you take away sports a lot of students will drop out of school.
Sports gives us inspiration to keep our grades up so we can still be eligable. If you take sports out you might not get the grades you usually have. Teachers usually want us to do sports so they will study more and still have fun playing sports. They also give us a chance to have fun with our friends.
Sports gives us inspiration to keep our grades up. Teachers like us to do sports because we study harder. Sports gives us time with our friends.
I think school shouldn't eliminate sports because sports could rather help students to relieve their academic stress and let off some steam. 🙂
Not all students are motivated enough. If sports is taken away, so will that motivation.
I don't think removing sports will help anything, it gives kids motivation to get good grades, because if you get a low enough game, you're out of the team. Kids need ways to express themselves, whether it be through sports or the arts. As long as they have motivation to, they will have good grades, it's just the slackers, some people on sports teams have really good grades, or average, for the most part.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME DON'T CANCEL SPORTS. SPORTS ARE EVERYTHING TO MOST PEOPLE. SPORTS KEEP PEOPLE ACTIVE.
NO don't cancel sports
people need to stop this nonsence. why would you cancel sports. I SAY NO!!!!!
Sports give you energy, keeps you active, and keeps the brain flowing... Taking away the kids' sports aren't going to improve their grades! Besides, for schools sports you need to have good grades so it makes the kids wanna study and get the good grades. Sports = Good Grades !!!
If the kids dont get the grades. Its either 1 they have bad teachers. Or 2 they dont try hard and they should lose athletics
I dont think it is fair for the school to take away sports. That is like telling students they cant ride the bus to school when they live 5 miles away. School sports are fun and a good way for a school to make money.
If sports were to be eliminated ... then there would need to be a compromise. In order to boost the students' morales you
would need to spend the extra money on something they would enjoy. I think if the students really liked what they got,
they wouldn't complain quite so much.
If sports are making children in school suffer in there grades they should not play sports unless they have the teachers permission otherwise, having a chance to use that time to put it academically. Many people focus on sports and getting a role in a activity other than academics and rather want to get a bad grade and to obtain their goal in their activity. The excess money then can be put to into use for paying teachers and/or projects to build playgrounds so kids can be active. To face it, I've seen people get kicked out of sports and then fail repeatedly in their assignments, with nothing to go back to. So to back this up, do sports when you can mange your grades and academic assignments.
Taking sports out of schools in my opinion would not help at all when it comes to academics. I think that sports are a motivation to keep you grades up so that you can stay on the team that your on. If sports are taken out of school then its a big chance that students grades will drop tremendously . I love sports so yes i am against this..!!
I think this is near-sighted thinking. The school is in need of money but canceling sports just help the right now problems, not the later on ones. Sports is mainly the reason kids try to get good grades. Canceling sports would just end up with parents transferring their kids to other schools. These are the problems that these people are overlooking.
If students aren't allowed to have sports, their minds will become to cluttered and the kids would fail even more. I know that my sports keep my mind alive in school. Kids need sports. Don't take awake sports, just limit how much they can do. Then the kids still get the education and the physical exercise they need.
I think that taking away the sports is a bad thing for the school and the students because the students won't have the time to play the part to represent their school. And what is school without sports!! Sports is what makes me go to school every day and get good grades. Without sports, I won't have the grades I have today!
Banning sports isn't a good idea since it helps kids motivate themselves to do better in school. "Hey, if I don't do well in school, I can't play sports." and since everyone wants kids to be healthy, banning sports is NOT the greatest idea.
I think students will not work harder, because sports you have to have good grades to play. I know when i m in a sport i work harder! What would happen to the kids that are getting good grades and are playing sports?
i don't think they should take out P E because that is the only time when kids get there excresie.It would mean getting a lot of coaches fired.
Do you want to sit in a boring classroom for the whole year? I can't believe that the teachers actually belive that we can learn something that way. For a healthy mind and attitude, we need P.E.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think sports are the future. If you take away sports we kids arent going to do good in school because sports are the motivation that we love school because of.
I think it would be better to focus the students' studies vs. having sports because in retrospect, a collage isn't going to be looking at how well you played in a sport, they are going to be looking at your transcripts. Even thought there are a hndful of students that can keep their grades up and play sports, I think it would be better to hold these sporting events in the summer, when kids don't have to worry about when the next test is.
I agree with Karlie. That is a great way to put it.
I think that schools should focus on the students' studies rather than sports because in retrospect, a collage isn't going to be looking at how well you played in a sport, they'll be looking at your transcripts. Even though there are some students that can keep their grades up and do well in sports, I think that schools should postpone these sports until summer. That way, kids don't have to worry about when their next test is and they can focus on playing well in their game.
I think that they should not get rid of sports because they make it so that you have good grades or no sports and if the school doesnt make it so that you have to have good grades, then they should.
I think that there should be a ban in athletics. There needs to be more of an education in our athletes. Sports should be a something that we earn when the athletes have good grades.
What I think the kids in the Texas school should do is try to do a fundraiser so they can raise money for their school and that way the kids can play sports and the teachers could give the kids the education they need to learn and everyone that lives in texas could give them the money and they people could help the school fundraise or they can give the school a whole lot of boxtops.
I think not having sports is a bad idea for the kids because they wont stay active, and it gives the kids a great oppurtunity to make friends. They should not prohibit sports.
I think that they should a least have one sport ,but its good to enforce education better. Some of it is for there own good they need to focus on the future.
This is an interesting topic. It is one that hits close to home where I live. What is the purpose of public education; academically intelligent individuals, "street smart" individuals, athletic Individuals, or caring individuals? I believe that it is a combination of all the above. There needs to be a balance. Gonzalez has a great point, athletics are governed and athletes have to be academically eligible. How does getting rid of athletics provide a solution? Are they going to provide mandatory after school study sessions for all students? The district would have to incur that cost not leading to a cost savings for the district.
They have a good point about taking sports off for education. but they need to think about the students fitness. because if their any way to have a fundraiser do it because i live in texas and dont want to have no sports.
I think sports should not be taken away, I think people look for a time of day to get out there energy and do something they want to do. I think Taking sports away would would not let people be able to focus, and they would not be able to pay attention.
I DISAGREE I THINK THAT IF THEY DONT HAVE THE GRADES THEY SHOULDNT BE ABLE TO PLAY. lIKE I HAVE A 4.0 GPA AND IM A 4 SPORT ATHLETE
To some extent I think it is fair, if you can’t do well in school then you shouldn’t be a loud to take part in the sports. Yes sports are fun to be in and can help some kids escape. But you need to be able to be responsible to get good grades in school. Where our school doesn’t have to worry about that because we succeed in school and have got a blue ribbon award, we also succeed in sports. It’s not hard to accomplish these goals you just need parents, teachers, coaches, and mainly kids that care and are willing to put forth the effort.
I dont think they should cut sports because not everyone is going to college. Some people depend on sports for their careers. Such as sport stars. I think they should check the students who want to join the team grades. If they have higher than a B+ should make they team.
I dont think they should cut sports because not everyone is going to college. Some people depend on sports for their careers. Such as sport stars. I think they should check the students who want to join the team grades. If they have higher than a B+ should make they team.
I think that they should not cut sports out of schools because it makes school more fun. I think kids look forward to going to sports. It can make school more fun. Kids have something to look forward to after school.
I don't think eliminating sports from a school's program is an effective way to raise test scores and overall academic achievement. According to recent brain research outlined in the book, Spark and Brain Rules, exercise in any form improves all areas of cognition. Increasing aerobic activity 30 minutes a day 3 times a week has had positive impacts on student performance. Money should be found elsewhere to improve the academics or other answers should be sought. There is no correlation between school sports programs and failing schools. Texas needs to look at their adminiatration of schools and curriculum first to see what can be changed to make instructional delivery more effective.
I think they should have sports because it is like if you love something and someone takes it away from you, you'll be sad.
Some people are on professional teams and love what they do. It's like taking off a BAND-AID® really slow, it hurts and yyou wish it didn't happen.
i think it would be great if my school shut down athletics it would give more money to the things that actually help in life i am in choir and we have little to no money sports don't help you in life the extra curricular activity's do.
As a former coach and manager for my schools football team my opinion of this new act is terrible kids need sports.
Here are some reasons. Well one reason you make new friends and meet new people who you may have never thought of talking to before but when you share a common interest you may find new friends. Another reason is health and exercise
since most of teens stay inside and play video games school sports is a good way to keep kids healthy because PE is mandatory. My last reason sports is good is it builds teamwork and character to pursue a better life.
I'm not really into sports.. but taking them out of school is crazy! All of the students that play sports are only encouraged to get good grades because they have their sport to look forward too... How about this... just let the sports continue but don't let the kids play unless they have ALL good grades.
I think if the school eliminated the sports part of the school for the students i think the students do not earn as much trust with more people then they would during the sports they play for thier school and it makes it fair to all boys and girls to make more friends on a sports team then just during the class periods.
My class talked about this and we all agreed that they shouldn't take sports out. Taking sports out of school would be a punishment for the kids that DO do their work as well as the ones who don't. And who says that the kids who are failing their classes are even in sports? A lot of sport groups don't allow you to join if you have bad grades. I think that pretty much rules it out!
I think it's not reasonable to shutdown a school and use money on other things instead of on education.Sports is a part of education, I love sports as much as I love writing, math, science, reading, and more.Education is more important than any thing else to me. (including: health, food, sleep, and more.)
I think they should keep because they raise the money, and they support their town and team. Some people are really good at sports like Basketball,Baseball,Volleyball, and any other sports so if your going to take away the sports at least let the school keep half the money.
I think that should be at least some sports people need some an exorsize and some sports are really fun like basket ball and or cross contry
Even though they would cut sports, I agree that the money should be a great use for education
I think that every kid that has bad grades and is ineligible for sports should set a reasonable goal every week that them and the teachers agree with. Who knows maybe they are trying their best or just having trouble at home. So after they reach their goal they will either be able to go or to play sports at that school.
That way they do not have to take any money from any sport.
If you don't have sports what do you have to look forward to. I know that with my sports I keep my grades up just so I can play, if you take sports grades will most likely go down. So if the Texas school takes sports those kids should be a bit upset. Find other places to cut from!
I think taking away sports could be a better solution for kids to get their grades up.
Also the extra money that is made from the sports being canceled could go towards new science equipment or to the teachers salary.
I dont think that they should take away sports because then students are just gonna not have any motivation to excel in school.
I think that taking sports away is a bad idea,what if those kids want to become professional athletes?
I think if there are no sports the athletes would do horrible in school because if you take away sports from athletes its like taking away breathing because if there are no sports their grades will go down because they have nothing to look forward to to get good grades.
When you get bad grades, it affects if your going to college. Carl, good grades or bad grades? I suggest good grades!
Cutting school sports out of a school day wouldn’t help student’s academic performance. Sports are an opportunity for kids to get exercise, release energy, have fun, and release stress from all the school work. If sports are taken away, students may not have the motivation to get good grades. Sports also keep kids out of trouble. If anything, I think eliminating sports would decrease academic performance because kids won’t be able to relieve their stress and energy outside of the classroom. Maybe this school should think about having students pay to play school sports instead of eliminating the sports program.
At my school, sports are an important part of the day for many students. My school is pretty strict about your grades if you do a sport or join a club, so I think that the school in Texas is taking away a hobby for many students. After school team sports that focus on having good grades to play is an important part of a sports/education relationship. I think that some schools should incorporate sports (like last weeks soccer scores, etc.) into different subjects, like math. Students also lose motivation to keep working hard.
school is boring without sports
I think that taking away sports from a school is like taking gym class away all together. Kids need it to get their energy and anger out. Sports is a chance to learn commitment for kids and teenagers.
I think we need both academics and athletics because while getting an education is important you need athletics to get a sports scholarship to go to college. You need the academics you have because if everybody doesn't have an education they will regret not getting into college. Remember the old saying "Sometimes life knocks you, you have to get right back up." So stay in school and continue the athletics program.
sports could factor in to help academics. selling tickets at these events will also benefit academically. if sports drive away attention from academics than it should be reduced; not cut
Although it would save the school money you have to think about how alot of kids stay out of trouble by playing and participating in sports.
I play basketball,volleyball, and i swim and istill get my homework done..In my point of veiw i don't think it will make a difference kids who play sports have to maintain a certain grade. Without sports what will inspire them? It's their choice if they do the work or not. Instead of getting rid of the sports, i think that they should just check the kids grades andif they have missed a certain amount of assignments they should be sat on the bench untill they do the make-up work.
I personally think this is a bad decision on their part since sports really are a big part of school. Whit sports, students have a good reason to stay eligible to compete. Sports help students learn what it takes to train and compete to the best of their abilities on and off the field. This can also transition over to the classroom as well. It inspires students to work hard and for the most part come to school everyday. For me if my school didn’t have sports I wouldn’t be doing as well as I am in school. On the other hand sports can be a big conflict in the classroom as well. Some students live and breath sports and don’t care whether they pass or fail. They just come to school just for the sports and that’s it. This could go either way to some people.
To me they need to keep sports in the schools. I cheer and play soccer and I have to strive in school to make the grades to play. Sports give me something to look forward to after school everyday. Sports help students strive as a better person and student. When someone plays sports they have a different attitude toward teachers, students and coaches.
Most of the athletes at my school struggle with grades, of course.... but the Football, Track, or Basketball season always whips their GPA into shape just in time to be eligible for an upcoming game. For some of us, decent grades are incentive enough; for others, sports are what make their high school career. How can you take that away from them?
They should not take away sports. Sports influence the kids to do better in school. either by telling them that to make the team you must be passing ALL academic classes, or by giving them the energy to get through the rest of the day. whereas without sports, most of the kids would not have a CURRENT drive to do better!
This could be a very bad idea because not only are sports something that give students something to do, it also gives students a chance to get a scholarship to school and also keep them focused in class
I think the school is doing a bad thing of removing sports.Kids do not have anywhere else to go to play sports.I think they should make the seasons shorter like 4 months instead of 8.
I don't think this is really necessary. Many people try to get better grades to make sports teams. So by cancelling them many people wouldn't care anymore about their grades because there is no benefit.
If the teachers take the time and help the children then the kids wont have a problem. I dont think its right for the schools to aband school sports because this is why the U.S is the most obese country. And its putting the coaches with no job and money. And what if the kids dont want to try harder and their grades are just staying the same?
This is not fair at all. Sports actually helps the human mind perform better, with out it we become more numb and dull-minded. If you have dyslexia you always find another way to work out a math problem by relating it to your favorites sport
i think you need to understand what they are convicted of.
In a way it would be ok because there would be more money for acedemics. But if you take away sports the students that are in them, will have nothing to make them get good grades and want to get good grades.
I personally don’t think that eliminating sports would be the right thing to do. Many student-athletes only keep their grades up to be eligible to play on their team, if you take something so important away from them, what would be their desire to go to school and to keep their grades above passing. If they are having trouble with academics, make study groups. You can have mandatory study halls or tutors. We have a 9th hour program and if you have missing work or are failing then we have to stay after into practice to get everything made up. The athletes that are truly dedicated to sports probably won’t stay long in that school, especially if they don’t have a reason to. There are many ways to help your academics other than eliminating sports, we have 18 girls on our basketball team and not one of us has had to sit out of because of failing grades.
I think that school sports and extracurricular activities are an important part of kids being more active after school and its better to have kids like me to have a goal than to have us in sit in front of a television or game console all day
i think that if you take the sports out they would have a higher obesity rate , and less students would care about that certain school . some parents would switch them to a school that has sports so there child could play . taking sports out of a school would be a good idea to earn money for schools but it is a bad idea . seniors look forward to all the games to see there team , there friends win something that year . sports are important ! im against this 90% . . .
I do not think that eliminating sports would improve academic scores. In order to play sports, you have to achieve a certain grade point average to be eligible to play for their team. At our school, a lot of students go out for sports. When there is a game or a meet, almost all of the school is gone. But in order to go to the game or meet, you have to have your worked completed to get signed out of school by the teachers. The athletes are motivated to get their work done so they can go. If you took sports out of our school, I personally think that the academic scores would go down.
I don't believe that taking away sports would improve the academics of the school at all. Often, being involved in sports and being apart of a team helps students stay away from bad things, like drugs and alcohol, that they could otherwise be involved in.
I’m no big sports junkie nor do I believe that sports are more important than academics in anyway, but in my opinion I just feel like it would upset those kids. Grades aren’t going to skyrocket anytime soon, more than anything teachers and administrators are just going to watch a lot of them take a plunge; at least for a while. Instead of taking away sports completely give students the option of study groups or a tutor. It’s not fair to the kids who actually do their homework and look forward to “their sport” every day. Why punish the right because of the wrong?
I think that shutting down extra cericulars or sports will not help students get better grades because us students will miss the things we love the most and extra cericulars or sports always look great on a college application. On the other hand it will be a lot easier to study and do homework becasue you will have more time to do those things.
This is coming from Dillingham Alaska
i think they shouldn't shut down sports because kids need there exercise. or feed them less
I think that the students should have sports, because they would need some exercise.
I think they shouldn't shut down sports because students need their exercise and some students love sports. At our school we don't have much sports, but I wish we had all the sports. If we had all the sports and they had been shut down I would be so mad! So I don't think they should shut down sports.
we need sports. people feel more encouraged to do better in school if there are sports for them to play. if we have sports, we would be in better shape and academically smarter.
I think that if they take away sports for their school the students will not learn that much because they are not that active in school to stay awake to learn
I have homework to do, and while I was researching I found an article at time.com. It was about how excerscing improvs blood flow to the brain, memory, creativity, which are all essential to learning. Whether we are running around on the playground, jumping up to catch a football, or chasing down the soccer ball, it may seem like us kids are playing around. But actually we might be excerscing our brains as well as our bodies. It may seem like a waste of money, but physical education or recess is important to learning.
I think that sports are extreamley importaint to kids. Also, in my school if you dont have good grades, you cant play sports.
Sports can help students get better grades because they have to meet a certain grade to stay on the team. Sports means a lot to many students and they try hard to keep that grade and if sports are removed, those students might no do as good as they were while playing sports.
Taking away sports is dumb. Keeping sports would help the athletes have something to look forward to and keep their grades up to stay on the team. If there are no sports, those students grades might get even lower than a C avarage. These people are idiots
I'm sorry, the last sentense should say The school this is at, those people are idiots! If you misunderstand, I'm sorry!
I think it wouldn't be that fair to get rid of sports. Sports help us with teamwork and sportsmanship. IF you did delete them then it is not shown 100% sure that sports were the problem with the grades.
I think that its is good for students so there is more times spent on homework and to study for stuff like test. But it is bad becouse playing sports at school could be the only time the students do anything active.
Canceling sports means students, have nothing to look forward to, nothing to encourage them, and takes away the fun. Sports help studnets stay in shape, and maybe they don't get excericise at home. They won't have anything to encourage them to put effort into their work.
Taking away sports will not help those kids.In a way that is another way of learning.You learn a new sport.Yes, it may give the school more money, but most kids look forward to their sports after they have done all their schoolwork and their books are closed.
Ithink it's a good idea ,because kids will have more time for homework. You should have games or practices on the weekends.
I think you should have sports on the weekends only so the kids have more time to do homework on week days.
I think in this case if students have below an A they should be banned from playing sports until they raise their grade, if they have an A I think they should get to participate in sports. By doing this kids would be more likely to get good grades so that they can play in their school sports.
We think it would not be good if they take away sports becauase some children would be to disappointed to work.
We need sports for children because they are learning to listen to a coach to learn the plays.
Seriously, cancel sports out? Sports are the only reason some kids try in school and have good attendance.Besides, it's good to stay fit no matter where you are.
It wouldn't help. Kids need to have fun and do something after school.If they don't they will be out of shape.Moms and dads like to chear for thair kids.I got a idea why don't you guys do fun rasers that should help alot.
I may not be an athlete, but watching my friends play on their teams and seeing them give it their best is something that matters to me. In order to participate in sports, you have to have good grades and this is something that helps school athletes get good grades. Their perseverance to be both a great athlete and sport is something worth keeping up.
Students need sports to motivate them to do well in school. Without sports and/or activities keeping the students active, then they will become lazy. When I was doing sports everyday, I got straight A's; however, once I became injured, and had to stop, I lost my motivation and my grades started to drop.
I think you can't get good grades without sports. When I play sports, I calculate the distance from the yard line that I'm at to the goal post before I kick. Same with soccer. And in school, sports just make it a whole lot easier to concentrate. So, you can't have school without sports.
kids will get fat. so yeah. dont.
Well, it's said that people who participate in sports do better in school because they actually want to be there. Given that, if the requirements to be eligible for sports are good enough, it shouldn't make a difference. What would help, though, is giving students motivation to do their work.
I think that what the district people are doing is a good idea because a lot of kids get really involved in sports that they don't pay attention to school. But if the kids' academic performance got better, they should get the sports privilege back.
They shouldn't cut all the sports off, they should only let the people who are doing good in school play on the teams.
i dont think it will do anything maybe a little change but i think it will start protests and stop kids from doing thier work untill they get thier sports back and make a setback on the schools.
I do not think that taking away sports in schools will help any situation. I believe it will anger the students and cause them to protest, and rebel in corrupted ways. They will not have anything to keep their minds on track, or have any reason to keep their grades up. With sports, the teams will encourage the students to better their grades in order to stay apart of their team. Sports are a good addition to schools, and taking them away will result in a negative outcome, rather than the predicted positive result.
i think that if sports got cancled tht the kids would protest it and not do school work. and eventually get sports back after all the protesting so it would just be a big set back in time on school work
taking away sports will make kids mad and they might protest or not go to school, in my opinion i think this will not help academics
I honestly think that canceling sports would not effect the academics to improve, I actually think that it will do worst because it would make the students angry and do worst in school. Keeping the sports will encourage the students to do better because in order to stay in a sport, you must have good grades to stay in the team. -G
I think that the sports in school has nothing to do with the students academics. I mean a lot of students would LOVE to play sports and make new friends. Like it the students grades are low, it's because they're either lazy or they just don't care. Eliminating the sports at school is just going to make matters worst. I think students have sports to keep their minds balanced, with physical and mental.
I think that the sports in school has nothing to do with the students academics. I mean a lot of students would LOVE to play sports and make new friends. Like it the students grades are low, it's because they're either lazy or they just don't care. Eliminating the sports at school is just going to make matters worst. I think students have sports to keep their minds balanced, with physical and mental.
I think people need sports in there lives. Without sports teens will start turning to drugs, alcohol, and crime. If scores are low it should be put on the teacher and not sports. Even if they get rid of sports 90% of teens are not going to spend there time studying. Its just going to make them sit on the couch and eat when they could be exercising and having fun.
i think that if they ban sports then all the students will be mad. they will probobly get involved with drugs/alcohol so its not a good thing to do.
no this is not a good.sports are the things that make kids want a better education. If you cut the sports out then the kids wouldnt want to work for nothing,kid work for sports
No this is not a good idea because if you have all your credits then you should be able to play any sport at any time. Also the kids that dont finish there work they should be also allowed to play spors
i think is not a good idea czz kids are going to get fater kids who have a PE have to do it to get good grads some people dont like to do it.think its a good idean kids can get in shap.
Sports have alot to do with school ... the same skills you would learn in school is the same skills that you would learn in sports ... sports – An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively. And school – An institution for instruction in a skill or business. You learn the same skills in both. So why should schools get arid of sports ? They shouldn't.
I believe that eliminating sports in school is a negative idea. The reason why i believe this is a negative idea is because students would have no motivation for school. My opinion is that students will achieve in school because students want to play sports.
Not having sports would have a big effect on the students because students needs sports to take their minds of problems and other stuff going on in their life...
playing sports is a good think but you must have good grades to play a sport if you don't have good grades then they shouldn't play any sport
I think its a bad because some kids use the sport to think positive attitudes. Also when they have good grades they should be rewarded for being having good grades but they shouldn't anyways because they are going loss money on the coaches expenses on there school. If they do this they are going to mess up there school environment and mess up the school bills if they have least money.
Just school and no sports!!! That is completely unfair.Sports are part of the schools atmosphere and how are kids with ADHD and other learning disabalities release energy.
I think its smart. Its good to get kids on track, They will be better off in life
I think its smart. Its good to get kids on track, They will be better off in life.
i don't like that they did that because some students might need to do sports if there parents tell them they need to. it is wrong that they do stuff like that i would go find a new school.
i think that they shouldnt shut the school down so wat teachers can do is to tell the students to higher up their grades so they could play sports at school
I think it's a good idea because those kids need to get better grades. Also i'm lazy and don't really do sports. Usally you have to maintain a certain grade to play spots anyway.
I think they should have there sports take
because they were bad. so they should not have sports and teach more. they should study more to
No, because there going to be alot of arguments. Me i like sports, i would be mad because i like love sports. People thrive on sports. they are goin to be alot of conflict and arguments.
I thank its a good thing that they should do that cos they should be passing there classes school is mor inportent then sports. sports cant get you a GED when school can
I feel like they should take the sports away only because of the simple fact is because the school has a better chance of closing and then there really wont be any sports. I feel as if taking away sports isn't the only thing they can do but maybe the simplest. Sadly, this is going to slow things down for the children that are inspiring to have a good athletic career.
i think kids need sports because if there doing nothing all day then there not getting any excersize and the world is like all about get out there and get healthy and stuff so why take away sports i mean just be more carefull then there wouldt be any problems and kids would get the excersize they need and everyone is happy i mean students should focus on school but they do need some action fun sports.
i dont think that is a good idea. i dont think that they should take thier sports away. i dont think it is right to take sports away for from people, i think sports can help kids in a lot of ways. one by staying out of trouble. i keep kids from doing things they are not supposed to because most kids that are not in sports most then dont do what there are supposed to do.
if they cancel sports it would just do good for kids with low grades in academics, but it could lower other people's grades.keep some sports.
I dont think this is right like ccms we are doing fine they dont need to do this at all!!!
sports are a way for kids to get energy out if they do not have sports they will have a lot of extra energy. They will be unfocused with too much energy.
This is going to far. At my school, to be in sports, you can't get in trouble, and get good grades. If the students in Texas heard this and to keep it going was to be good students and get good grades, they would do it. If it's canceled, what goal is there? For most students, they want a goal. If there isn't, the whole system will probably just fall apart. That would just be wrong, not for students, but the next generation and so on and so on.
I think that it does not make sense for students not to play sports play sports it is fun and make them keep up there grades and you can get scholarships for playing the sport
Sports are also an outlet for emotions so if a kid is frustrated they could learn/have learned to take that frustration out while playing a sport (kicking a soccer ball, hockey, football...etc) So what would happen if in class they couldn't find an outlet for their emotions without their sport. It's like taking something you love away and being totally lost and confused on what to do now. There is a high possibility of this not working out as great as they think it might.
sports should not be taken out of the school, because people can`t get college scholarships from playing that sport,and scholarships are important for people to get and playing that sport gives you something to work for.
Academics without sports may sound like a good idea , students would have more time study but in country with rising heart attacks & health issues is it really a good idea to take away from students who do excersise?
There is the chance that eliminating ports isent going to hep the kids academicly, it could possible hurt them. Kids strive to get good grades just to play sports. And sports help relieve stress. Kids could start feeling stressed out and do worse in school. And doesnt sports make a big part in a schools revinue? Taking sports out of the school could hurt the school more than it would help it.
I don't think it would change all that dramatically. The kids who keep their nose to the grindstone would still achieve more and the kids who slacked would get what they deserve.
Some Peoples are bads at sports and they arent able to particapate as mutch as the better kids then there might be less picking on since there aint none sports left peoples wont pick on each other since yalls cant see how goods each others is
Instead of canceling all the sports, I think they should just higher the requirements for the grades needed to participate.
i think we should keep sports at school because to some kids sports help them to do better in school.
I don't think that taking sports out of the school will help. Think about the students that are doing good in school instead of just taking out sports, you should have the students with bad grades not be able to participate in the game and just sit on the bench. Also sports help child obesity, it helps kids that are over weight lose weight and get healthy..
I think athletics are just as important as academics!
I think that it is wrong that they are going to take all the sports away. You shouldn't take all sports away because than what are the kids going to do in there spare time. If they take away all sports there will be more obesity kids than there were before.kids need to be active or they won't pay attention during class and nothing will get done. Why don't you just take out the sports that hardly anyone plays anymore.
I thinks it's a bad idea. It will take kids freedom away. They won't want to participate in school if there are no activities. I like to swim and if that got off the activity list I'd have choose another sport. It will keep kids from being obese. If the school wants the kids to be fat they should do it to their own kids and see what they are doing to other kids.
I think cutting sports is good thing because cutting sports will make more time to study for school. it will also make it so they have only one thing to think about and it would be school in this situation.if you take sports away though it would also make it so they do not have anything to look forward to after school so i do not know but it is a hard dicsion.
I think that it would help the kids stay in shape because some kids just sit around and do nothing. And they should do more sport time than play time on the computers. If I was older I would help anyone at any time to get outside and play some soccer,football,even street hockey.
I think that they should keep the sport and have a fundraiser.Kids need the phiscial activity to stay healthy and well.
I know some people think it's a good idea ,but its really not. If I were there I would be really mad.So that's why I think it's a bad idea they should keep kids healthy.
It would help the kids learn more things. On another hand kids should have some sort of physical activates at school. I would say it's good in someways. Also it's bad in others. Now when I think it's more bad then good.
The kids need more exercise than playing on the computer.
I agree with Hequasha, and I'm saying, well what if the students' grades have something to do with the sports? You know, I mean what if the sports are the only thing they look forward to, and what if their grades just, well, plummet if they cut they just get rid of the school sports altogether?
This is something very weird to me, because schools need sports and if they don't have physical edecation they may get obese. Schools without sports are in danger of obesity because just sitting in a chair isn't going to make anyone loose weight or even keep the weight off. Wrestling and baseball keep me in shape. What if it doesn't work and the kids get obese? Then they have wasted all their money on education and coaches have lost their jobs for the season. I'm not saying that education is bad but seriously this is pretty odd.
I don't think they should have went and token it so serious and they didnt have to band sports. What they should have done was make some different rules. They could of made them get in school suspension or detention.
I would not say ALL of the sports. Football is the most popular so I would keep it. They don't have to cut off sports. You can cut off other things like the clubs, or do a fundraiser. If there were no sports, then what will keep us in shape? What will we do wen our life dream is to play in the big league, or defense, or a kicker? And that is why we NEED sports. Tell them to keep up hopes.
if you give them detention it will make it so they can not go to their sports. if you do put them in detention i think then they would have time to study the things that they do not understand. then they will make better progress in school. if they make better progress they will get better scores in school. i think detention would be a good idea to do instead of taking sports away.
I think they should still be able to play sports. After school there is 1 thing I look forward to it is going to my sports. Sports are probably in the top 5 most important things to me and I'm sure for a lot of other people it is the same way. This is not the way to get people's grades higher this will just make them sad or mad they should do a different consequence if they need to solve this issue.
I disagree with that. Don't take away the sports! The teachers just need to take a little more time with the students! If all the sports get taken away, the kids are just going to sit around and play on there devices!! Each kid has a special gift, a sport, either they're good at swimming or hockey, or anything like that! I'm a sport person so, I think it's unfair to the kids.
I think that they should still have sports to keep kids active because child obesity is the number one concern. So I think that they should have half of the mony for sports half for schooling and education.
I think getting rid of sports would help. I know guys you might disagree but it's true. Guys are to focused on sports and not an education. Yes we need sports but when it comes to it they take our minds off work. they should take away sports till they see the kids grades or scores going up then bring them back. 🙂
I think that taking away sports is a good thing even though some of you might disagree. Some people are to involved in sports. They are thinking about hockey, or volleyball etc. and they are not focusing on work.
We think that taking away sports isn't going to help as much as some teachers believe. Sports is motivation to come to school and taking it away would just make the kids rebel. We think that they should raise the GPA needed to play sports is they care that much.
I don't think they should shut down the sport area because sometimes that helps the children school but they should have a rule that you have to have a certain amount in grades to participate in sports
If you take away sports, kids will not have any reason to be motivated to go to school and do their best for an after school sport that realies on good grades. And parents and teachers are always encouraging kids to get up and play and stay of the computer and do your best to stay fit.
You need a balance of activities and work. Music, theatre and sports help your mind work fuller and keep you active. They help INCREASE your grades and your connection to the classroom.
Sports help develop social life.
They should just limit sports
Kids need other activities in their life, other than just going to school to learn. Some kids just may accel in academics, but others in Sports. Schools need a variety in activities so that their students can have a more widespread choice of job careers. Taking sports out is just going to make kids grades worse.
I think that they should not have virtual school because most students like to work in groups and not individually. Although if they do have a snow day then they should have a virtual school day but if it is a regular day then they should have a traditional school day.
In my opinion, school sports are just an extra curricular activity outside of school, and if the school is at risk of being shut down due to a low academic Excellency I would say get rid of sports if it could give them the funds needed to keep the school from being closed; especially since there wouldn't be any sports if the school was shut down anyway. Now i know there are a lot of people who are involved in school sports that think sports is the only purpose of school, but you can't graduate from being a good athlete, you have to be academically fit in order to get a diploma and better yourself for the future. Many people in sports are seeking a career in that field, and that applies to the whole country, so people have to have a back up plan in case they aren't one of the ones that are chosen, out of the thousands of athletes who are eligible.
I don't agree at all. Taking away sports is like taking away some kid's future. Maybe thats what they want to be when they grow up. I think it's wrong of them to do that because it won't effect them in any good wa, but mostly negative. If you really think about it, it' sports that are what keeps kids grades up.
Most schools sports are after school and dont affect people's work that much they should not cut the sports but they shouldnt let people who are failing play them.
They should do all the sports because every kid is different at something and if you take away the sports how would they do the one thing the love to do and what their good at. If schools take away sports it would not be fair to them, their grades will probably drop and they will not go to school. It not fair to them it would not be far talking something their good at and love to do.
They should keep the common sports like example: football, basketball, cheerleader, softball, volleyball, and baseball. That's what they should do and they will still have money to use instead of doing swimming, lacrosse, tennis and etc. They will save up some money. Just think about it and i know that there is sports that we like but there is some school that don't have all of these sports.
If sports are taken away, that is like taking a rattle from a baby. Both do not like what is being taken.
I don't think people should be forced to work hard on their academics but if they want to be in sports they have to have good grades
The school's acts are only an attempt to raise the academic levels of their students. But what they don't realize is that by not participating in athletic events, the school itself is being damaged further.
If the schools doesn't allow you to participate in athletics, then go to a community team.
i think it will effect the motivation of the students that pusually participate in sportsbut when you get a sports scholarship to a college i think that the student should be able to try in academics instead of just for the season so not having sports could be a good and a bad thing.
Personally it wouldn't really affect me, Yeah, sports are nice, but with a constantly evolving world, I'd say taht thigns are leaning towards Virtual Schools, they are lacking Class discussion Though, so like Voice Chat would be a nice touch
If you don't want to play sports, don't. But don't take it away from people who do want to. I think it's a great way to teach students how to balance busy schedules and teach them about having priorities. I also believe it keeps many students from becoming lazy couch potatoes or from doing harmful things out of pure boredom
I think that social skills ,sports, and band are things that are important and kids in virtural school don't get those privlages
I think they should keep sports. If there grades aren't good enough in school and there not paying attention in class, some thing might be going on at home.
I think they should keep sports. If there grades aren't good enough in school and there not paying attention in class, some thing might be going on at home. If you the sports out there grades might not get any better.
They Should not take away any sports at all... some people enjoy sports and having something to look forward to... Some kids get better grades for sports so the can still participate in them.
i don't think it's fair to cancel sports to only focus on the students education because some kids play sports to get a scholarship so they can go to not only a good college but a great one, such as... Yale , Princeton , or even the university of Florida. So I say "bring back the sports!"
Kids need just as much sports as they do academics,they need to be smart,but they also need to be healthy. Sports show kids what its like to win and loose in life,and how to play a fair game. They should keep doing the rule where if your grades arn't good,then you can't have sports until you get them up,and keep them up.
I think we should keep sports because i am going into middle school and i play volleyball, football, basketball, and soccer. It is fun and it tells kids to keep their grades up or else they will get kicked off the team if their avaerage in each subject goes below a C-. 🙂
Its pretty much the teacher's falt... they'er the reason why sports might be put out. If these teachers would do more the studetns would do better... They should'nt take out sports... They should bring new teachers.
Excercise has been proven to show an increase in intellectual performance, but unfortunently, the balance was tipped a little too far in that high school. I believe sports are an important part in high school. They give the school a sense of community and help individuals better themselves. The students should be given time to rebuild their accademics and allowed back into the sports when they have good enough grades. I cannot stress how much excercise helps, but sometimes these sports are intense: practicing into the wee hours of the night. Dialing down on the sports would help, but not completely eliminating them would be my suggestion.