Sports in schools (James)

 

1.  Should girls be allowed to play boys sport’s teams?  Why/ why not?   What could a girl bring to a team?  What problems could it cause?  What would could be learned from it?

I don’t think girls should play sports because they could get hurt and most girls are smaller than boys and then the girls parents would want to sue the schools or something. They would have to get another changing room for girls because they can’t change in front of the boys and they whine a lot and sometimes boys and girls don’t get along

2. Americans put a strong emphasis on sports in schools, some people think almost too much.  Should we have sports teams in schools or should we get rid of these teams?  Why/ Why not?

I don’t think they should get rid of sports in school because it motivates some kids to keep their grades up so their eligible to play.

3.  Many people think athletes get it easy in school.  Do you think many schools take it easy on their athletes (easier classes, nicer on grading, etc)?  Or rather, do you think it’s harder for athletes in school because of all they do after school?

everybody else?  What is the good thing about that?  What problems can it cause?

I think they got it just as everyone else because in my middle school football team players were always ineligible and some were eligible so it is depending if you do your work or not and I don’t think its harder because you need to train to get better at a sport so you can become good at it. It can cause kids to take their personal time and go to practice.

Dark Side of Sports (James)

           I don’t think professional sports players should take drugs to make them do better. Well yea you think you would get more money for doing better but is it worth risking your life just so you can do better at a sport, think do you think its worth it? Athletes play a pretty big role in society. They are entertainment for many sports fans and I don’t think their fans would like to see them end up with some kind of sickness or something. Some ways my country does think sports are too important because it’s a big thing and a lot of sports have been around for a while but that doesn’t mean its ok to do drugs to enhance your sport skills. Sometimes I do think they put athletes above us because they are richer and famous and have a lot of fans so they think they are better than most of us, I don’t really think its fair though because they get paid and a lot of attention because they take drugs so that they can get better at a sport, its basically cheating like if a model used Photoshop to make themselves look flawless. If they want to risk their lives just so they can do better that’s their choice but if I was a famous athlete I would think twice about taking them.