Core Classes In America Essay

Core Classes Are Undervalued in America

American high schools often offer an array of classes and extra curricular activities for it’s students. However, it is clear that these activities may be more valued than the typical core subjects. America, compared to other leading countries, undervalues the importance of the core subjects in high school by making sports seem like a priority. Sports is the number one thing preventing core subjects from being more valued in America. Many students and parents look to sports for scholarships and careers, rather than a core subjects such as math, english, or science. In turn, less coaches are also teachers, who don’t care as much about grades as a teacher-coach would. Teacher coaches are more likely to push their players for their best grades, rather than someone who is just a coach. Because of this, many students in sports make the least required grade to stay on the team, rather than performing their best in both school and their sport(s) of choice.
You go to school to learn, and if you are interested in a sport, you join a community club outside of school, they are not considered teams. This pushes students to focus more on education while at school, other than their sports teams, like in America. In an article I read, “FOCUS ON: THE EUROPEAN HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE”, many European students who had transferred to an American high school for a year or so noted that American high schools had much more “school spirit”, and that it was mostly directed towards sports teams. Many of the students were also shocked and surprised to see a real live cheerleader in their American schools, since in Europe, cheerleaders don’t exist simply because the sports teams don’t