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15. Like most things, they can be good or bad

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Jan 28, 2015, 11:25 PM

Jan 2015

Sports can help with physical fitness, teamwork, self-confidence and a host of other things. I hope they continue to be good for your son.

Yes some schools do bad things with their sports departments, but that isn't actually inherent to sports, just crappy cultural values in some places.

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I've changed my opinion about school sports. [View all] RandySF Jan 2015 OP

glad for you. now, how about all the kids who were cut off from art and music so that the niyad Jan 2015 #1

Schools shouldn't have to make these choices. RandySF Jan 2015 #2

you and I both know that. pity the schools don't. niyad Jan 2015 #3

Or maybe the taxpayers. $$$$$$$ ND-Dem Jan 2015 #17

I didn't know it was a binary choice FLPanhandle Jan 2015 #4

are you unaware of how many schools have cut their art and music programs, but not sports? niyad Jan 2015 #6

So in your binary view, they should cut sports and fund Music & Art? FLPanhandle Jan 2015 #10

of course they would cut women's sports. niyad Jan 2015 #12

I will say this about band xmas74 Jan 2015 #21

It tends to be when the school district has to cut the budget somewhere Spider Jerusalem Jan 2015 #7

exactly. niyad Jan 2015 #11

Sucks to be them, they should learn to handle a ball Telcontar Jan 2015 #5

or maybe you could learn about how many art and music programs are cut to keep the niyad Jan 2015 #8

None at my son's school Telcontar Jan 2015 #9

Our school expects us to pay for extras xmas74 Jan 2015 #20

That's awesome for your son. bigwillq Jan 2015 #13

I'm glad! cyberswede Jan 2015 #14

Like most things, they can be good or bad mythology Jan 2015 #15

promote intramural sports and dump interscholatics sports. keep the sports and the arts too nt msongs Jan 2015 #16

Welcome to DU! I see from the responses flvegan Jan 2015 #18

Kids need to be invested in some sort of Ilsa Jan 2015 #19

Congrats for your son. Screw everyone who felt the need to piss on your thread. cherokeeprogressive Jan 2015 #22

Good for your son. HappyMe Jan 2015 #23

I myself do not care for sports, but if a kid is going to do sports, basketball is a really good Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #24