In ” School should be about learning, not sports ” Amanda Ripley, speaks on how sports in school takes focus away from education. She goes on to say that by playing a sport in high school, it makes kids feel like the only have to do good and focus on the sport their playing, rather than studying for either math or science work. She also goes on to say that kids in America gravitate more to sports in school then foreign students. She conducted a survey with foreign exchange students, 9 out of 10 kids in america wanted to play sports compared to the foreign exchange students and their peers at home. Throughout the whole article she basically reticules sports in the school system and how they do more damage then good. I don’t agree with her at all because I’ve read stories and witnessed coaches of high school and college levels make sure that their players on team performed well academically. As well as students that receive academic scholarships and go on to excell in sports and obtain a college degree. I would give this article a thumbs down for certain based on her biased views.

Article link : https://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2014/10/21/taking-sports-out-of-school-2/school-should-be-about-learning-not-sports