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[quote=Anonymous]I think sports can be wonderful for many students. However, I completely agree with OP that the emphasis on sports in high school and college is ridiculous. If sports takes up 1 - 1.5 hours every day after school and a few hours on the weekend, fine. But it seems like many students are spending much more time on sports than anything else, including academics. You can also learn leadership and teamwork from working on a school newspaper, being on a debate team, or starting up a business with other students. And the benefit to these arenas is that you're actually learning something useful (how to write, how to argue, how to make financial decisions) instead of just chasing a ball around. Not that there's anything wrong with chasing a ball around -- just don't spend every waking second doing it!! [/quote]
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