Good at sports or good at academics?

[Anonymous]

Academics, always. Only the top 1% of all athletes will make a good living, and only in certain sports. And your body will be ruined at a young age.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you could choose one for your kid to excel at which would you choose? I feel like around here people push sports at the detriment of academics. Young kids practicing soccer or baseball 6 days a week. When do they have time to do homework?

My kids are young elementary and we do sports but they have daily homework usually 45 mins-1 hour and they have to have that done before they can do their sports. Sports practices are 2-3 times a week and a game on the weekend. We know people who supplement this with additional training on off days. And their kids are 8!

No one I know pushes sports at the detriment of academics. Yes there are a lot of great athletes but they are great students too.

There are plenty of parents that do. If the sports supplemented kids are not truly passionate about that sport they will burn out. If they lose the interest in the sport hopefully the parents will be gracious and remember the good times not just all the money they spent.

[Anonymous]

Academics. Mine do sports and music. They are really busy and don't socialize all that much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My husband went to an Ivy League law school and will quickly tell you that sports has gotten him further in life than being book smart. I constantly have to tell him to rein it in with our own kids.

What sport and how did sports help his job as a lawyer instead of books. That is one career that books are necessary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: My family member has kids who only went to HS half-days to participate in their high level sport which I thought was insane.

How is it legal? Why did the school allow it? What about the subjects that take place in the second half?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: My family member has kids who only went to HS half-days to participate in their high level sport which I thought was insane.

How is it legal? Why did the school allow it? What about the subjects that take place in the second half?

Plenty of online schoolers starting in middle school to play sport almost full time

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: My family member has kids who only went to HS half-days to participate in their high level sport which I thought was insane.

How is it legal? Why did the school allow it? What about the subjects that take place in the second half?

Plenty of online schoolers starting in middle school to play sport almost full time

Doing online school is different from going to HS only half the time

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: My family member has kids who only went to HS half-days to participate in their high level sport which I thought was insane.

How is it legal? Why did the school allow it? What about the subjects that take place in the second half?

Plenty of online schoolers starting in middle school to play sport almost full time

It’s another way for people to make money off parents who believe their kids will be superstars. Open only to the rich.

[Anonymous]

Obviously, academics is first priority. I think sports are silly, and temporary. Academics can give kid a life-sustaining education and career.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: My family member has kids who only went to HS half-days to participate in their high level sport which I thought was insane.

How is it legal? Why did the school allow it? What about the subjects that take place in the second half?

Plenty of online schoolers starting in middle school to play sport almost full time

Sad.,

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't get this...

How does excelling at sports pay the bills when you're in your 30s and beyond. Sure, the top 1 percent of athletes will do well...but what about the rest?

I get how golf can help in business and sports knowledge can be a social lubricant...but does it carry over through adulthood?

How does being good academically pay the bills? There are countless stories of stellar students who can’t get jobs, have been laid off, or don’t make a living wage.

Life skills are important too-- which along with decent academics and a reasonable career choice, can help pay the bills.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't get this...

How does excelling at sports pay the bills when you're in your 30s and beyond. Sure, the top 1 percent of athletes will do well...but what about the rest?

I get how golf can help in business and sports knowledge can be a social lubricant...but does it carry over through adulthood?

Agree with this. Skills learned in high level sports will get you as far as academics (assuming you have the basics and arent failing or behind peers.) I would rather my son be slightly above average academically and very above average athletically.

If choosing between below average in either, thats a different question. But if they are at least average academically, i would focus on sports.

How does being good academically pay the bills? There are countless stories of stellar students who can’t get jobs, have been laid off, or don’t make a living wage.

[Anonymous]

Sleep comes to priority, then we try to balance between academics and sports, but each kid is different. Both kids are in advanced academics so get lots of homework, one is the slower type ( daily routine like shower an hour then eating for another hour or longer) then can only play sports Friday night and weekend; another one is the rushing through everything type gets sports nearly everyday mainly for his health issues ). Neither kids would excel in sports, but it keeps them healthy physically, gives them chance to participate in team sports and also make friends.

[Anonymous]

We encouraged our kids to play sports and they did but academics were always the priority but we didn’t ever say “if you don’t get an A you can’t play.” They didn’t come from a gene pool of great athletes but the brain pool was pretty strong. I was pretty sure my kids would have a better chance at succeeding in life going to a top 25 school than playing a sport at a D3 school.

[Anonymous]

Sports give kids skills and confidence they cannot get elsewhere. Academics are fake economic signaling devices. Smart kids will be smart regardless of where they get their degree.

Take sports all day every day.