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On September 29th we discussed if varsity sport programs contribute to education. Coakley also discusses it in the text on pages 472-474. In the article Jay Mathews claims that high school sports is saving our schools. In a national survey, 7.7 million boys and girls took part in high school sports. The reason Mathews thinks sports are saving high school is because sports does a better job of teaching values such as leadership, teamwork, time management and other crucial skills whereas it is tougher to learn that in the classroom. Coaches have more freedom when disciplining young adults.
According to Coakley on page 473, high school athletes tend to have better grade point averages, better attitudes toward school, lower rates of absences, more interest in going to college, more years of college completed, greater career success, and better health than students to don’t play high school sports. So is high school sport really that important? For young adults to establish life’s values, yes, for education, not so much. Playing sports doesn’t make the student any smarter but it does build character and gives them values on life in which they can live by. This can create a better atmosphere in the classroom and give them a better attitude but it can’t increase test scores.
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