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7th Grade Sports
School Board Presentation
May 20th, 2015
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Introductions
John
Smith- 11th grade English teacher
Sara
Bleekman- 7th grade Science
teacher
Jenny
Owens- Teacher / Parent of a
10th grader
Jeremy
Cordes- Teacher/ 8th grade
football coach
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Thesis
As
teachers, we believe adding
a 7th 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.
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Takes the focus away from
academics
VS
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Causes stress
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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
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Thesis
Because it will take the focus
away from academics, cause
stress, and take significant
amounts of our time, we
teachers believe adding a 7th
grade sports team is a poor
decision
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Questions?
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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.