Karon Gibson English 12 Should College Athletes Be Paid to Play? College athletes should not be paid to play sports because most athletes are attending college on full or partial scholarship and receive financial aid packages. This money is basically paying the students to study. Student athletes do bring greater part of the money into the school but most of the money is spent on them to. Paying athletes to play would create a huge gap in college sports because of the ability to pay more at the bigger schools.
Amateurism has nothing to do with why fans love college sports. They watch these college sports because fans love to see students representing their respective colleges. The NCAA’s reasoning behind keeping the student-athletes amateurs is entirely flawed. As everyone knows, college is the time where all students learn to grow and begin their careers for the future. The only thing that the NCAA is doing is restricting these athletes from progression in their professional careers and education.
The institutions have financial obligations, someone is getting paid and it is not the college student. These issues are relevant to personal decisions because the athlete is removed from the personal experience of going to college. Their lives have been taken over once they accept that scholarship to go to college and play sports at the collegiate level they give up the opportunity to make personal decisions. The organization that has offered them the scholarship and to play at the collegiate level will make most of the daily decisions for the athletes. They will spend their entire college experience while playing sports with other athletes just like them, they will not get the variety that they should or that the
Pharinet believes in the importance of education and believes that every individual should have the right to be educated. On the other hand, she does not think that two and four year colleges are the desirable educational fit for everyone. There are other suitable education options for people who are not cut out for traditional college and simply do not belong there. Another aspect that overwhelms students is the busyness of college. They often do not know what they are signing up for when they
If they were paid it would further that perception that they were something other than simply a student athlete. If they were to be paid, many of the athletes would simply waste that money on their wants, and not save it for their necessities. If the athletes have issues with money, as many college students do, it is not the university’s responsibility. Even those students on academic scholarships are not given money for “extras”. The school is already paying in most cases, for the primary things that are needed by the student athlete such as: food, tuition, and room and board.
Students have little say over what classes they will take and when they will take them, as most of the classes are pre-arranged. On the other hand, college is voluntary and can be very expensive to attend. Because attendance is optional (and costly), students tend to be more motivated and are there because they have a clear plan for their futures. Generally, college professors will not hold students’ hands and will not offer one-on-one attention, unless asked. College professors expect students to be mature enough to understand the material or ask for help when they do not.
Despite the benefits of a college education, such as a better starting pay in entry level jobs and some better opportunities to find world, these benefits are only individual and do not outweigh the price it takes to achieve them. College is too expensive to be paid for by every high school graduate because it throws students and their families into pools of debt and is not worth the money for those that do not even graduate. Attending college presents numerous risks and gambles, yet college is ultimately an ‘investment.’ Although it may not pay off right away, it will reward those with a degree financially in the future. Obama continued on to say that “higher education should not be a luxury,” but a crucial part to building a career and a future. (Obama).
It also holds back the kids who work hard to succeed.” Many of the people I asked agreed in some way with Casey. I also asked another girl I graduated with, Lauren Maule, who now attends Eastern Carolina University, she said that she did not believe NCLB was affective because, “No Child Left Behind serves as a way to let students who do not deserve to move on in the school system, move ahead. If you do not work during the school year and can pass a test at the end and your peers did homework every night and just cannot seem to sit through a test you do not deserve to be able to be compared to them by moving on to the next grade level.” Both Casey and Lauren were in the top ten percent of our class, and neither agrees with what has happened in high schools since 2001. Who understands the effects more then the people who experienced it? I would have to completely agree with Casey and Lauren. NCLB allows students who put forward minimal or no effort to
As the NCAA puts it, “Student athletes must, therefore, be students first.” If a student athlete is supposed to be a student first, adding money to the equation will not enhance their education. The purpose of attending college is to educate one’s self, and find a career that is worth pursuing. The money will come later; just like for students who are not athletes. College is a time where one works hard in hope of reaping the benefits in the future; not
Ashley Isham Dawn Hubbell-Staeble GSW 1100/11:30 1 Nov 2012 Project 3: Arguing with Sources Service Learning; Effective or not? As college freshman, we don’t want to put on all the extra things all at once. We want time to breathe, relax, and have fun; Enjoy college life, isn’t that what it’s all about? Service Learning isn’t the first solution when it comes to thinking about having fun for most college students. People don’t think they will have the time to do it, and it will take time away from studying, but what if it’s part of the class?