I know this is typical for the US so this is more for US people to respond to. I wouldn’t say that it is the best system for work, just wondering about the disconnect.

  • Baylahoo@lemmy.worldOP
    91·
    1 year ago

    I very much enjoy sports but I don’t think education and preparation should be displaced by playing a game for entertainment. School is for learning. Maybe there should be a trade school for sports that happens later or is auxillary to normal education.

    • synthetic_apriori
      152·
      1 year ago

      Exercise/sports have so many positive benefits in the context of education. The benefits toward discipline and physical health are obvious, but they also promote greater mental sharpness and spiritual well-being.

      Anecdotally, most of my mathematics professors were big on exercise in one form or another. I had a older professor who could easily sprint up the six flights of stairs to his office, and I had another professor who was into running marathons. I even heard that at one point, all the logicians at Cornell became very into weightlifting.

      Anyways, my point is that any well-rounded education should involve sports (though, maybe not necessarily American football; I can agree with the other user on that front).

      • Kerrigor@kbin.social
        82·
        1 year ago

        I fully disagree on the “sports” aspect in its entirety. Exercise, yes, obvious benefits, and there’s such a great variety than you definitely can find something you enjoy.

        But some people simply don’t like team sports or competitions.

        I will always prefer to ride my bike, lift weights, etc. than EVER play baseball, tennis, football, or soccer ever again.

        Football should not be a disproportionately large portion of a school’s budget when they could also be offering things like group classes, or funding for other clubs which hold functions for non-sports athletics.

        • thebestaquaman@lemmy.world
          1·
          1 year ago

          The thing is this: You wouldn’t have known what kind of activities you enjoy unless you had been exposed to a variety of them at some point. I absolutely think part of the education system’s job is to expose kids to a wide variety of activities, help them push their boundaries regarding what they think is fun, and experience mastering different things.

          I don’t know about your education system, but it seems like there may be a too one-sided focus on some sports. I remember from my time in grade school that we were exposed to pretty much everything from hockey/football (the kind you play with your feet)/basketball to dance/gymnastics/weight lifting/track and field, etc.