12!!!!! As a middle/highschool education student who dropped out because I realized I was afraid of children (but still very interested in education), a lot of these points are things I've thought about before, but I never thought about removing extracurriculars. I could see how this idea would upset a lot of people but I agree that havi…
12!!!!! As a middle/highschool education student who dropped out because I realized I was afraid of children (but still very interested in education), a lot of these points are things I've thought about before, but I never thought about removing extracurriculars. I could see how this idea would upset a lot of people but I agree that having sports be connected with school makes for a lot of inequity. I do think sports can be really good for children though, and I could see teams and other extracurricular groups making use of school spaces and equipment in order for them to be more accessible to students. But I definitely agree that athletes shouldn't be excused from classes, coaches shouldn't be allowed to be shitty teachers, and money that goes to schools shouldn't be available to sports facilities and equipment when schools can't even provide basic educational materials.
Exactly, I agree that sports are incredibly beneficial for children, and I think school facilities could perhaps enable them, but sports introduce a whole slew of auxiliary goals that don't really line up with the goals of education.
12!!!!! As a middle/highschool education student who dropped out because I realized I was afraid of children (but still very interested in education), a lot of these points are things I've thought about before, but I never thought about removing extracurriculars. I could see how this idea would upset a lot of people but I agree that having sports be connected with school makes for a lot of inequity. I do think sports can be really good for children though, and I could see teams and other extracurricular groups making use of school spaces and equipment in order for them to be more accessible to students. But I definitely agree that athletes shouldn't be excused from classes, coaches shouldn't be allowed to be shitty teachers, and money that goes to schools shouldn't be available to sports facilities and equipment when schools can't even provide basic educational materials.
Exactly, I agree that sports are incredibly beneficial for children, and I think school facilities could perhaps enable them, but sports introduce a whole slew of auxiliary goals that don't really line up with the goals of education.