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Common Core State Standard
SL.CCS.1/2/3/4 Grades 6-12: An essay of a current news event is provided for discussion to encourage participation, but also inspire the use of evidence to support logical claims using the main ideas of the article. Students must analyze background information provided about a current event within the news, draw out the main ideas and key details, and review different opinions on the issue. Then, students should present their own claims using facts and analysis for support. FOR THE WEEK OF MAR. 29, 2010 Winning continues off the field for female athletes, new studies show![]() ![]() Unlike schools, newspapers don't have to treat men's and women's scholastic sports equally. How balanced does this paper seem, based on more than a few days of coverage?
![]() Find a quote from an athlete or coach who shares a "life lesson" by talking about more than athletics.
![]() Look for a sports article that's not about a game or upcoming event. Tell what's interesting about it or what you admire about whoever is featured.
Thanks to far-sighted moves in Washington before your birth, you probably assume equal access by girls and boys to varsity teams is a right and not a privilege. That's because two congresswomen successfully pushed a 1972 education law amendment -- called Title IX (Nine) -- that says schools getting federal money can't favor men's athletics over women's sports. Now two universities report profound, long-term advantages for women who are athletes in high school and college.
In one new study, a University of Pennsylvania economist shows a cause and effect relationship between high school sports participation and achievement in college and careers. "Greater opportunities to play sports lead to greater female participation in previously male-dominated occupations, particularly in high-skill occupations," the researcher concluded.
Current and past female athletes are well-aware of what the studies confirm: Playing team sports teaches teamwork, confidence, perseverance, motivation, strategic thinking and other abilities with lifelong benefits -- especially in a career. "The skills learned in athletics can be used in a professional and intellectual setting for sure," says senior Amber Fandel, a rugby player at Occidental College in Los Angeles.
Front Page Talking Points is written by
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