Education : The Importance Of Sports And Education

With the conclusion of the Civil War in 1865, the “New South” as the native folks of North Carolina began referring their state by, sought a new way of American lifestyle through the rapid growth and popularity of organized sports. A nation controlled by ideals of the racist white male suppressed the ability of women, the poor, and African Americans to create a prosperous life for themselves. Pamela Grundy is able to beautifully illustrate the lifestyle of North Carolina citizens in the late nineteenth & early twentieth century, and the direct impact that organized sports had on its community, through her novel “Learning to Win: Sports, Education, & Social Change in Twentieth-Century North Carolina”. Sports were seen as an opportunity for the well-off white males of North Carolina to demonstrate their dominance in society as well as to integrate the values of white dominance to the American lifestyle. However, the emergence of sport 's popularity in the state left an open opportunity for African Americans, and women to compete and display their athletic capabilities. North Carolina culture in the new industrialization era was widely shaped and focused primarily on sports and the values it brought to new American life. This new wave of organized sports began paving the way for the underprivileged black, male and female, as well as all women to gain the opportunity to create a flourishing life in

The Sport Education model is something I was never familiar with prior to taking this class. Growing up throughout elementary school and into high school, you don’t really think about the structure of “gym class” you just go and have fun for an hour. The Sport Education model is nothing I was ever exposed to growing up because all of my classes were very teacher centered with instructions. To break it down simply, this model works in seasons and not units. Changing sport to sport each week isn’t how this model is set up because one of the main goals is to form chemistry between the students. Daryl Siedentop developed this curriculum back in 1986 with the understanding it was going to educate students in skills, values and attitudes of good sports. With the three main components of planning, implementation and assessing, this education model is sweeping all upper elementary and high school PE classes.

Sports programs were introduced to US high schools in the 19th Century and today, these programs remain and have even gained popularity. The growing emphasis on the importance of these programs may be to the detriment of a student’s overall education. Students are more concerned about how they will perform on the sports field over how they are performing in the classroom. But has anyone ever considered, what might occur if these US high schools were to discontinue their sports programs? Would the schools and students benefit or be harmed by doing away with high school sports? If high school sports were eliminated in the US, the schools could reallocate sports funding toward the students, teachers and other academic progams. Student-athletes would have more time to time to be focused in school which could help them achieve better grades and test scores. Also, teachers would have more benefits such as higher pay, possibly fewer hours and students would be easier to teach.

The Participation in organized sports has become very popular in America over the past 30 years. Many parents are worried that putting their children on a team too early could close them off to sports as a whole. When is the appropriate age for competing in organized sports and what are the consequences of starting too early or even too late? This paper will discuss whether children and preadolescents should participate in competitive sports.

What motivates you to do well? Is it a family member? An opportunity or the outcome of it? Or maybe it is just something you enjoy to do? If you are a student-athlete you have to be eligible and make the grades to play. In my high school life, one thing that motivates me to do well in school is sports. One of the biggest reasons I put effort into school is to play under the Friday night lights, to sink the three pointer in the corner on the court, and win the battle at home plate. I have chosen to argue that sports plays a positive effect on students in school. There are many reasons sports have positive roles or effects on students, but I have chosen four to argue, social skills, time management, confidence and motivation, and leadership skills.

Almost every school has a goal for each and every student that attends their program. It is also very common that each school has a similar goal for all of their children. That goal is to simply prepare each young man and women to become successful adults, and set them up for bright futures. There are a lot of ways to teach students good characteristics and traits that can set them up to become successful. However being taught those traits in a classroom alone, may not be enough for some students. Students that need to see how they can use those traits and qualities, to truly become the successful adult they want to be. Sports just might be the recipe that students need, and football just might be the perfect ingredient.

Sports have been around as long as there have been people to participate in them. The first recorded sporting event was the Olympic Games in 760 BC, which was only a foot race (“History” par. 5). However, it is believed that wrestling and boxing were the first sports (“History” par. 2). Sports are an important part of history, but what does that mean for student athletes. There are social, emotional, and physical effects on athletes who are also students.

Over the years, sports have become a major part of American society, and high school sports are no different. The question is if they are beneficial or detrimental to the students’ academic achievement? In her article, “The Case Against High School Sports,” Amanda Ripley, author of The Smartest Kids in the World-and How They Got That Way, brings this issue to the table and argues that although high school sports provide a way to stay physically active, the academics of the school should be put over school sports and not the other way around. Daniel Bowen, a postdoctoral fellow at Rice University’s Houston Education Research Consortium, and Collin Hitt, a doctoral academy fellow with the University of Arkansas’s Department of Education Reform, on the other hand, in their article “High School Sports Aren’t Killing Academics,” discuss the possibility that because of high school sports athletes have higher test scores and lower chances of dropping out. Kai Sato, founding partner of vintage Capital Investments, expands on this in his blog “The Case for High School Sports,” by stating that high school sports benefit all those involved and should stay a part of the schools. Despite their different viewpoints, all three authors discuss whether sports should stay a major part of high school and student’s growth.

Recently, the Yellowbrick Treatment Program of Evanston, surveyed 1,000 American students from across the country to get a sense of how rampant the pressure to succeed in youth sports truly is. Within the survey they found evidence that pressure, from both parents and peers, had a large impact on participation in youth sports, as well as the lasting impact on these students throughout their whole lives (Tim Whelan Jr). Within more of their findings, it was found that the number of adolescents participating in youth sports has declined by more than six perfect throughout the last five years, while participation in all sports had declined by ten percent (Tim Whelan Jr.). This is a growing epidemic in our

Everybody has memories from middle school. I remember some of my best times include playing sports. I was always trying different sports, enjoyed always moving, and loved to be with friends. Eventually basketball emerged as my favorite activity. I had a ball in my hands all the time. My Mom even let me dribble everywhere, even up and down the stair in the house. I learned the harder I worked, the better I was able to do. According to research, sports have a positive impact at three different levels: physical, psychological and social. (Eime et al, 18) I know sports help teach life lessons, such as, always stay positive, set goals, and work hard despite setbacks. These lessons really help after a freak accident ripped that part of my life away in an instant.

Would you like your kid to give up the sports they love and are happy with ? Kids , teens , and adults are all better when they play sports because sports keeps your kid in shape . They have higher and better test scores in school . Also they ‘have better focus in school . This helps them because they’re doing what they love . Teens and younger children should NOT be restricted from playing sports in school because , they improved their grades and test scores , it keeps them healthy ,they have more focus.

Sports play an important role in our life as it keeps us healthy and active. We can have a healthy mind only when we have a healthy body. Great achievements come our way when we maintain our physical and mental well-being. Sports in other terms can be described as a social link to many personalities in the sporting environment. It helps to bring people from different parts of the world together and acts as a platform for a relationship. Also, It has helped the researchers to have an understanding of the behaviors and reactions of different types of athletes. There are some of the athletes that compete to be able to beat their opponents in the field while others engage themselves to achieve specific goals. This is a clear indication that all participants in any sporting activity participate in meeting specified and different achievements best known to them.

Everyone desires to be a champion, but the majority of people do not understand what success requires. High school sports strongly contribute to the success of student athletes by requiring them to balance both their athletic and educational lives. When stabilizing these aspects, the key to success is not allowing one side to merge into the other. The insightful experience of school sports can lead to higher success later on when attempting to manage work life and home life. Students generally lack a work ethic while growing up, but getting involved in a sport teaches you to work toward your goals. This will effectively instill a view on everything that person can achieve. Society lacks patience because people desire instant gratification through immediate rewards. Due to this expectation, there is a general lack of patience in the workplace, and this eventually leads to unhappiness. Therefore, one should find a strong motivating factor to support them. Through the generous variety of high school sports, one can be taught hard work, patience, and appreciation for others.

One of the many benefits students receive from participating in a sport is higher grades and test scores. Research studies have been done on thousands of students who participate or have participated in a sport and the results show academic progression. According to Marilyn Price-Mitchell, the author of an article called “The Psychology of Youth Sports”,she states: “... studies show that youth who participate in organized sports during middle and high school do better academically and are offered greater job prospects than children who do not partake in sports activities.” (Price-Mitchell). In this article she states many of the advantages for a child who has participated in a sport and shows that sports are in direct relation to academic achievement. But, sports benefit these students even after they have graduated high

Sport is an activity involving physical effort and skills there are governed by a set of rules and often undertaken competitively. Therefore, sport is a type of physical activity. In order to have a better health, there are couple factors we should consider, not only we should have balanced, healthy, and nutritional meals, but also exercise and other physical activities played an important role in a healthy lifestyle. The paper will explain how culture and other factors such as educational difference and social status affect our abilities to maintain a better health or a healthy lifestyle.