+ 7 th Grade Sports School Board Presentation May 20 th, 2015
+ Introductions John Smith- 11 th grade English teacher Sara Bleekman- 7 th grade Science teacher Jenny Owens- Teacher / Parent of a 10 th grader Jeremy Cordes- Teacher/ 8 th grade football coach
+ Thesis As teachers, we believe adding a 7 th grade sports team is a poor decision because it will take the focus away from academics, cause stress, and take significant amounts of our time.
+ Takes the focus away from academics VS
+ Causes stress
+ Takes a significant amount of time
+ Others may say it is healthy for kids, but it mental health is just as important as physical health
+ Others may say it leads to good behavior, but only if a good conduct clause is followed with fidelity
+ Thesis Because it will take the focus away from academics, cause stress, and take significant amounts of our time, we teachers believe adding a 7 th grade sports team is a poor decision
+ Questions?
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+ Works Cited (Photos) "Blueprint Lays Out Clear Path for Climate Action." Environmental Defense Fund. Environmental Defense Fund, 8 May Web. 24 May Clinton, Bill. Interview by Andrew C. Revkin. “Clinton on Climate Change.” New York Times. New York Times, May Web. 25 May Dean, Cornelia. "Executive on a Mission: Saving the Planet." New York Times. New York Times, 22 May Web. 25 May Ebert, Roger. "An Inconvenient Truth." Rev. of An Inconvenient Truth, dir. Davis Guggenheim. rogerebert.com. Sun-Times News Group, 2 June Web. 24 May GlobalWarming.org. Cooler Heads Coalition, Web. 24 May Gowdy, John. "Avoiding Self-organized Extinction: Toward a Co-evolutionary Economics of Sustainability." International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology 14.1 (2007): Print.