Homework‚ a waste of time? According to a new study‚ more homework assignments do not translate into better grades. Researchers looked at transcripts and data of more than 18‚000 tenth grade students‚ in a study carried out to find what difference extra study at home makes. They found homework doesn’t necessarily help children to get more grades‚ but may help them achieve better standardised test scores‚ the ’Daily Mail’ reported. The findings by researchers from the University of Virginia in
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In her article "College Is a Waste of Time and Money"‚ Caroline Bird attempts to pursued her readers that colleges are overflowing with students who don’t belong there. Her article first appeared in Psychology Today (May 1975). Since this material is outdated‚ I find it hard to believe that most of the responses by students and parents quoted in the article still hold true. The author has set out to pursue the readers that college is a bad and unnecessary choice for today’s youth. Yet the author
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Are Some Youth Sport Too Intense? Youth sports have become more and more intense as time so by. The intensity of sports can make or break a person. It is a very controversial topics in our community. There are many people out there starting to take this very serious. It not just adults who think some youth sport have become too intense‚ there are a lot of kids thinks the same. Each year with each new generation parents become more focus on raising the next new hope. Many
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December 16‚ 2016 Professional sports aren’t only meant for men Women and girls want to play in male dominated sports activities‚ they should have the same access to play as men or boys. Highschool sports play a big role in a student’s life. Many girls in highschool want to play a rougher sport like football and wrestling‚ but the majority of schools don’t encourage girls to tryout for the sports they want to participate in or the schools do not even offer the sport to girls. Some people argue that
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Every cheerleader gets fired up when someone sparks the “Is cheerleading a sport?” debate. According to Webster’s Dictionary‚ a sport is defined as a contest or game in which people do certain physical activities according to a specific set of rules and compete against each other. The amount of intense training that cheerleaders do is crazy. Cheerleaders get injured‚ sometimes it is serious then other times it’s not. Cheerleaders also get offered scholarships and many other opportunities. Cheerleading
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is a sport anyone can play it‚ young or old. Tennis is not a super common sport in many high schools‚ but different from many you can play it all your life. Tennis is a physical and mental game‚ you are being active and also get to use your mind and use strategies. Yet you get to be physical‚ it is a good sport if you are unhealthy and need exercise because you can start any age. You can play tennis for competition or just to get some exercise spending time with friends. Tennis is a cool sport because
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in our lives is in sports‚ more specifically‚ how recent developments in sporting technologies have increased performance in athletes. Recent developments in sporting technologies have created a variety of products aimed at improving and increasing athletic performance. Technology has influenced the world of sport in many ways‚ it has been more beneficial to the sports performer than the audience. However‚ although sporting technologies has been more beneficial to the sports performer than the
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some people think swimming isn’t a sport? Swimming has been around for centuries‚ but most people just do it for fun. Luckily people learn how to swim because it is a skill that is almost required in life and parents want them to be safe‚ but other people learn for different reasons. Some learn it because it is something you can do your entire life. Amazingly others do it because it is the sport they dream about and want to doing. Swimming is a difficult sport because we practice daily‚ compete fiercely
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right and wrong. Having a positive activity to put their time and effort helps achieve this skill. Unfortunately not many kids are exposed to sports which could lead them to a better future. Youth sports should be implemented at a young age because it helps develop social skills‚ self-awareness and increases a healthy lifestyle. Most problems that people encounter come to rise due the lack of communication‚ another great skill that a sport can help achieve. Communication
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is a Sport America loves their sports and there is no hiding that‚ but what is the true definition of a sport? Sport /spôrt/: (noun) an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others. Now‚ for the great debate: is dancing a sport? Yes‚ according to the definition from Oxford English dictionary‚ dancing would be considered a sport. Every sport deserves the same respect and dance does not get the respect it deserves as a sport. Dancing
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