1. + 7 th Grade Sports School Board Presentation May 20 th, 2015

2. + 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

3. + 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.

4. + Takes the focus away from academics VS

5. + Causes stress

6. + Takes a significant amount of time

7. + Others may say it is healthy for kids, but it mental health is just as important as physical health

8. + Others may say it leads to good behavior, but only if a good conduct clause is followed with fidelity

9. + 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

10. + Questions?

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12. + Works Cited (Photos) "Blueprint Lays Out Clear Path for Climate Action." Environmental Defense Fund. Environmental Defense Fund, 8 May 2007. Web. 24 May 2009. Clinton, Bill. Interview by Andrew C. Revkin. “Clinton on Climate Change.” New York Times. New York Times, May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009. Dean, Cornelia. "Executive on a Mission: Saving the Planet." New York Times. New York Times, 22 May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009. Ebert, Roger. "An Inconvenient Truth." Rev. of An Inconvenient Truth, dir. Davis Guggenheim. rogerebert.com. Sun-Times News Group, 2 June 2006. Web. 24 May 2009. GlobalWarming.org. Cooler Heads Coalition, 2007. Web. 24 May 2009. Gowdy, John. "Avoiding Self-organized Extinction: Toward a Co-evolutionary Economics of Sustainability." International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology 14.1 (2007): 27-36. Print.