It seems as if an excellent football player who is a C student has more of an opportunity to receive a scholarship than an A student who is an average football (or basketball, or other sport) player. Why is that?
2007-02-24 02:02:10 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
The number of scholarships that can be given for sports is strictly limited by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. There are 3,800 colleges in the USA and only a few give more than a handful of athletic scholarships.
Suppose you consider a school like Ohio State - they have 50,000 students and probably fewer than 1000 on athletic scholarships. They probably have 10,000 kids receiving some form of academic scholarship. So, I think your view of American colleges is not entirely accurate.
Some American schools do not give sports scholarships at all... say, Harvard and the Ivies. Other elite schools such as Notre Dame, Duke, or Stanford give many athletic scholarships, but the student athletes have to take the same courses as all their classmates and generally they are smart and well educated. No one ever said that to be an athlete you had to be dumb.
2007-02-24 08:05:02 · answer #1 · answered by matt 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We absolutely do not put enough emphasis on education in the United States. 50 Billion Dollars a year is a good bit of money to spend but the way we are spending this money is debated. Ridiculous testing (such as No Child Left Behind) should've never been created yet alone continued. Writing is not emphasized enough in education, especially in high school. Other subjects such as Art, Music, Drama, Social Studies, Chemistry, and Physics are being pushed aside for more Math and Reading classes. What makes America unique is that we learn a broad array of topics and have a very specialized education in many subjects, not just all Math and Reading. The root of the problem lies in the curriculum and the students. The teachers must motivate the students. The students must motivate themselves. The curriculum must be challenging enough in order to want these students to achieve. In particular, there should be a 'generalized' curriculum for elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools that every single school must follow. In particular for high schools, equal time should be alloted for every subject. High school students, I believe, MUST take Calculus BEFORE they graduate on top of their other Math requirements, Physics AND Chemistry on top of their other Science requirements, and 2 (mandated) Writing classes as well as a Senior Portfolio that focuses 75% on Analytical Writing (Essays, Research Papers) and 25% on Creative Writing. Also, EVERY SINGLE STUDENT should take AT LEAST 1 AP or I.B. class BEFORE they graduate. This curriculum would challenge our students greatly. Now, would their be an increased amount of high school dropouts? Yes. But, this curriculum focuses on the needs of an ever-changing world and allows us to be a global competitor. And the Russians and Chinese probably have a curriculum similar to this anyways.
2016-05-24 05:38:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends which school you are talking about not true about all of them, but the ones that do it do it for the name and the money. Honestly, it should be that way. STUDENT ATHLETE two words if he is average athlete then he is 40 to 60 percent as good as everybody else so he gets a F to a D- in athletics so he isn't very good at being a student athlete then.
2007-02-24 13:36:45 · answer #3 · answered by Terrell A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NOT all universities have a football or big sports team. Emory University does not have one becasue they want a stongr emphasis on academics.
But the universities that do have big sports programs, they put alot of emphasis on sports because that's a major way for the university 1 to make money 2. get publicity
2007-02-24 02:59:55 · answer #4 · answered by MISS KNIGHT 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Money!! That football player could draw alot of money from seats to a game to more recognition of the school. So many more possibilities to make money with an exceptional sports team. Afterall, Universities are a business.
2007-02-24 03:03:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
they want sports teams to boost their name
besides,some students are academically weak but really good at sports.Colleges should try to give all kinds of students their own opportunities.
2007-02-24 02:27:41 · answer #6 · answered by Jason N 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because society is not fair and the ones that suffer are the ones who really need it and want their education i agree it's a school image thing!
2007-02-24 12:03:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the truth is that colleges have a "name" when they have a good college sports team.. its unfair
2007-02-24 02:11:31 · answer #8 · answered by Damon L 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Good schools don't do so.
2007-02-24 03:33:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋