Proposal; if it wasn’t for sports, will student-athletes be in school?
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Athletes are a significant part of the schooling system. This is because a school should always form a person physically, cognitively as well as emotionally. However, the question arises if athletes could be in school if it were not for the sports. This is always challenging to find the right answer. This is because few people are interested in this type of research. In this research, I will look into the athletes’ issue and provide information about if they could be in school if it were not for the sports. This research will discuss the athletes’ willingness to study, the role of scholarships in learning institutions for the athletes, their performance in schools, their focus, i.e., either studies or athletics, etc.
Therefore, this discussion will determine if athletes could be in school if it were not for the sports they participate in. this is important because it helps us understand how to instill the learning desire in them. It also helps us to know how to handle them after we know where their focus is.
My research will be library-based. Therefore I will focus on books, journals, and other reliable internet sources to prepare my research paper.
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The athletes have always been an outstanding part of the school system, which encourages the teachers and other stakeholders to have them close. They always try to help them and make their performance better. However, despite all the efforts, their performance is still abysmal, and if compared to the other students, they are not good performers. With this at hand, they are also excellent for outdoor activities, and everyone praises them for their excellent skills when it comes to racing and other outdoor activities. Therefore this means they have to stay in school because they make a name for the school, and they also do well to the school. However, most of them do not wish or remain in school. Most athletes are in school because of the benefits they get in school, and therefore, if they were not benefitting in any way from the school, they may have considered quitting.
Therefore this relationship between athletes and the schools may seem mutual to some extent. This is because the school needs the athletes, and the athletes need the school. Some of the reasons why the athletes always stay are that some of them are under scholarship, and they only got the scholarship because of their athletic skills. Therefore they have to stay in the school they are put into until they finish their studies. Most of the schools like making the right name for themselves, and therefore it does not matter if an athlete doesn’t know how to study as long as he or she is excellent in the field, they will take him or her into their school and make sure the school is associated with him or her. This brings in a different perspective of the performance of the athletes. It can be said that the school, in most times, is not concerned about the performance but rather the presence of the athlete.
Apart from these renowned athletes, other athletes within the school keep on struggling with studies and sports. Therefore, it is essential to differentiate these two groups of athletes, what is expected of them, and how they can improve their grades. Even though they are useful in other fields, studies are essential. A school should form an all-rounded person.
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Rishe, P. J. (2003). A reexamination of how athletic success impacts graduation rates: Comparing student‐athletes to all other undergraduates. American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 62(2), 407-427.
Maloney, M. T., & McCormick, R. E. (1993). An examination of the role that intercollegiate athletic participation plays in academic achievement: Athletes’ feats in the classroom. Journal of Human Resources, 555-570.
