Amanda Ripley's The Case Against High School Sports

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In, “The Case Against High School Sports” by Amanda Ripley, the author makes the claim that American schools are spending too much money on high school sports and not enough on education. Ripley goes on in saying that the reason the United States is so far behind other countries in terms of critical thinking tests is because of a focus on sports rather than education. Other higher scoring countries are spending less time on organized athletic programs and instead are allowing their students to participate in their programs outside of class. She states that high school athletics do a great job of distracting people from education and instead offer students a chance to cover up their schooling with sports. The main piece of her argument illustrates