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7th Grade SportsSchool Board PresentationMay 20th, 2015

+Introductions

John Smith- 11th grade English teacher

Sara Bleekman- 7th grade Science teacher

Jenny Owens- Teacher / Parent of a 10th grader

Jeremy Cordes- Teacher/ 8th grade football coach

+Thesis

As teachers, we believe adding a 7th grade sports team is a poor decision because it will take the focus away from academics, cause stress, and take significant amounts of our time.

+Takes the focus away from academics

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+Causes stress

+Takes a significant amount of time

+ Others may say it is healthy for kids, but it mental health is just as important as physical health

+Others may say it leads to good behavior, but only if a good conduct clause is followed with fidelity

+Thesis

Because it will take the focus away from academics, cause stress, and take significant amounts of our time, we teachers believe adding a 7th grade sports team is a poor decision

+Questions?

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+Works Cited (Photos)"Blueprint Lays Out Clear Path for Climate Action." Environmental Defense Fund. Environmental Defense Fund, 8 May 2007. Web. 24 May 2009.

Clinton, Bill. Interview by Andrew C. Revkin. “Clinton on Climate Change.” New York Times. New York Times, May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009.

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Ebert, Roger. "An Inconvenient Truth." Rev. of An Inconvenient Truth, dir. Davis Guggenheim. rogerebert.com. Sun-Times News Group, 2 June 2006. Web. 24 May 2009.

GlobalWarming.org. Cooler Heads Coalition, 2007. Web. 24 May 2009.

Gowdy, John. "Avoiding Self-organized Extinction: Toward a Co-evolutionary Economics of Sustainability." International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology 14.1 (2007): 27-36. Print.