Athletics+Vs.+Academics

Athletics versus Academics (MC)



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 * Multimedia Link (MC):** //Success in sports and academics- USA Today//

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This video follows college football player Ryan McDonald, who struggles to balance school work (he's a 3.8 GPA student) and football. Although this video is profiling a college student, the roots to become a successful athlete and student began in high school, which is the focus of my subtopic.


 * Book Recommendation (MC):** //Sports and Education- A Reference Handbook//

This book, written by Anna Marie Frank, Ed.D, offers an unbiased examination of the effects of school sports in America. The amount of time and money spent on high school sports nowadays isn't really brought into question much, and this book looks at the positives and negatives of this. Many countries have completely done away with school-endorsed sports, but America has held on. Sports and Education looks at the effects that sports have had on "nonparticipating classmates, parents, coaches, fans, educators, and school boards," and it shows how exactly sports became so rooted in our educational system.

Sports and Education by Anna Marie Frank (Review by American Reference Books Annual)


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 * 1. This feed includes articles from the Academic Sports Development program in Seattle, Washington. The program aims to help high school and middle school students excel in both sports and academics so that young adults are more prepared for college and beyond. **

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2. This feed includes articles from Education Week about sports and other activities that are connected to the school system. It offers a different perspective- the perspective of the teacher, and although it doesn't hone in on the specific relationship between academics and sports (the topics are broader), it is still relevant. Teacher Magazine Feed (the link wouldn't embed)