The imbalance between public and private school sports teams does not need to be adjusted. Private schools are offering an extra service that public schools cannot offer. That service is better teachers all the way to better coaches. There are no rules on how they can raise money for their athletic programs unlike public schools. Because of the athletic success more student athletes want to go to the private schools. Which in turn gives the student athletic a better opportunity to be recruited. No the private schools do not need to be adjusted public schools need to improve their outlook on athletics. There is one thing that a lot of public schools do very well is make them magnet schools for arts, drama and science but they never come to the topic of athletics. This is the reason why public schools fail to meet the accolades of private schools. When you look at private schools the expectations of the parents and students is to have qualified coaches and parents are willing to pay for that level expertise. When is the public school system going to improve their fields and weight rooms to that of the private schools? The private schools have set the bar at a level where we should be at. Why are we telling our students everyday to work hard and you will get the rewards. We don’t ask our student athletes to lower their standards, so why should we. The number one goal of any high school athletic department is to assist the student athletes. (Austin, 2012-13) When you look at the private schools they meet those goals. It all comes down to the haves and have not’s the people with the most money wins. In this case it is the private schools. The biggest gap between public and private schools is the budgets 14.6% of the public schools ... ... middle of paper ... ... Tracy, D. (2010, 11 29). Public vs private.the private school arguement. Retrieved from http://www.examiner.com/article/public-vs-private-the-private-school-arguement (Tracy, 2010) Tracy, D. (2010, 12 6). Public vs private...the solution. Retrieved from https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.examiner.com/article/public-vs-private-the-solution&sa=U&ei=z6uVUvZzkKqQB5yygcAP&ved=0CAYQFjAB&client=internal-uds-cse&usg=AFQjCNHEFHzURnMrqEzjGhOth0-B2PbeOw (Tracy, 2010) Milligen , D. V. (2013, 11). High school athletic directors hiring more off-campus coaches. Retrieved from http://www.athleticbusiness.com/articles/article.aspx?articleid=4092&zoneid=9 (Milligen, 2013) Austin, M. (2012-13). Athlete participation and budget numbers are growing. Retrieved from http://www.coachad.com/pages/Spre/Balancing-Budgets-Where-Does-Your-School-Stand.php (Austin, 2012-13)
Moreover, this study reflected recommendations to improve the health of the student-athletes. In addition, the limitations that this study displayed over the athletic training services were mostly related with the lack of staff, and the medical budget offered by the high school. Even that not having athletic trainers represent a liability issue for the school and the school district; based on the data obtained, the study stated that some schools just provided “expenditures levels as low as 10 dollars per athlete” (Valovich McLeod, et al.,
I agree with Ripley’s idea that schools across our country focus on athletics over academics; but, I do not see this as a negative effect. Those students that achieve academically and athletically will often times receive scholarships. These scholarships are used to pursue a higher education. For me, my athletic scholarship combined with my academic scholarship allowed me to attend the university I wanted to. Finances prohibit many students so the more scholarships awarded the better. Also, international students are often times recruited to play a sport. This opportunity gives them a chance to receive a concrete American education. With so many scholarships and eligibility in jeopardy, athletes must remain on their best behavior. This positive influence on behavior is a great effect from participation in athletics. Due to these factors, I do not agree with Ripley’s argument that the cost of athletics to schools outweigh the
After reading " The Case Against High School Sports" by Amanda Ripley started to make me think. There were many strong points about how the priorities of the sports are beginning to be more important to students than their education. Another great point was that the financing and budgeting is unfairly distributed throughout school districts and is spent more on athletics and clubs and not enough on classes. And I Believe that schools should put certain restrictions on the spending and promoting or in school sports and clubs because of the major drop in national and world comparisons.
Since the 1972 conception of Title IX of the Education Amendments, the number of women participating in intercollegiate athletics has increased five-fold, from fewer than 30,000, to more 150,000 in 2001. However, more than 400 men’s athletics teams have been dismantled since Title IX, the law forbidding sex discrimination at institutions receiving federal funds, became law. Some would say this is due, in part, to Title IX enforcement standards like proportionality. Proportionality requires that an institution’s athletic population must be of an equal ratio to its general student body. Among some of the 400-plus teams dismantled by Title IX are several former Colorado State University teams including wrestling, baseball, gymnastics, men’s swimming and diving, and men’s tennis. CSU student athletes no longer sport the opportunity of participating in these activities at the NCAA Division I level, and the days of the student body rooting for their ram teams are gone, possibly forever. Now the search is on to find a solution to the problems associated with Title IX if, indeed, a solution is ultimately necessary.
In the article, “The Case Against High-School Sports” Ripley discusses how some schools put a bigger emphasis on sports rather than academics. Ripley explains that since sports gets more attention, nobody pays attention to the academic side and their needs. According to the author, some schools are willing to do whatever it takes to make sure a sport runs, even if there is no money in the budget. She states that too much of a focus is being put on sports is affecting academic achievement negatively in American high schools. The author gives the reader three reasons why schools should focus more on academic achievement and less on sports.
Financial aspects and profitability of college athletic programs is one of the most important arguments involved in this controversy. A group of people expresses that college athletic programs are over emphasized. The point they show on the first hand, is that athletic programs are too expensive for community colleges and small universities. Besides, statistics prove that financial aspects of college athletic programs are extremely questionable. It is true that maintenance, and facility costs for athletic programs are significantly high in comparison to academic programs. Therefore, Denhart, Villwock, and Vedder argue that athletic programs drag money away from important academics programs and degrade their quality. According to them, median expenditures per athlete in Football Bowl Subdivision were $65,800 in 2006. And it has shown a 15.6 percent median expenditure increase fro...
These small, mostly private schools are spending millions on Football fields, Gyms, indoor and outdoor tracks and student recreation centers. This battle seems almost unnecessary considering almost zero of these athletes will become professionals and in most cases athletics takes away around 20-25 hours of school work time to there student athletes. Looking at the research there seems to be three reasons why schools sell the idea of how a new facility can bring more then a large bill to the school. These points are first recruiting success that leads to athletic success and the enrollment bump in not only the student athletes but also the student population as a whole. Finally how the sch...
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Proper school funding is one of the keys to having a successful school. Americans believe that funding is the biggest problem in public schools. School improvements revolve around funding. There needs to be funding not only in the successful schools but also the schools that aren’t doing as well. In documentary, Waiting for Superman, it talks about how smaller class sizes will help students. Funding is what will help the smaller class sizes. State funding mechanisms are subject to intense political and economic scrutiny (Leonard). Studies have shown that funding is inversely related to accreditation levels (Leonard). School funding needs to be increased, but there must be accountability as well.
America’s greatness relies on an educated populace, a populace equipped with the knowledge to guarantee justice for Americans, preserve the rights of Americans, make decisions that effect the lives of all Americans, and, ultimately, govern together as Americans. The modern educational system’s inapposite prioritization of physical education and athletics is irrefutably incongruous
School should not get rid of sports because not all parents can afford club sports. In the article Sports Are More Important Than Ever states, “ Yes, club sports-that is, private leagues outside of school-would be an option for some, but fees, equipment, and travel expenses can add up to thousands of dollars per season.” Clubs for sports can be very expensive and like it said, they add up to thousands of dollars per season. Also, I’m an athlete. A lot of kids at many schools are athletes and if schools got rid of sports kids parents would have the option to put them into club sports, but some parents do not have the money to put their kids into club sports. Sports at school give athletes to try any sport. If a student for example plays
Class Size is another issue. In private schools there’s usually smaller classes, so students are getting more attention. This makes it better for the students because if they need help, then it’s easier to get help from the teachers and to be more focused because of less noise and easier for teachers to control their classrooms.
Sports are what help students get through school, for a majority of kids sports are why they even go to school. However, after secondary education, families contemplate on what type of high school to send their child to for their 4-year career. They take into the consideration how the school will influence and advance their child’s education, but some parents also want their child to excel athletically in their specialized sport. When the child realizes that they are being sent to a school for sports as much as they are academically, that causes a downfall on the society. Multiple athletic programs on account of specialized public and private high schools, along with college institutes around the country, are achieving
There are many decisions for parents to choose private or public school for their kids. Every parent wants what is best for his or her child. A person's education is one of the most important aspects in determining whether or not they will become a productive member of society. Education is so important. We need to look at both public and private schools to find out if there is a difference. Private schools are a better choice than public school for many reasons. Private encourages strong quality teaching, encourages higher education learning, and inhibit the rampant of bullying.