Speech for Debate by Michael Wallerius

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Speech for Debate

Published on Nov 28, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Hello everybody! My name is Michael Wallerius. Today, I will be discussing the topic of attendance policies for college athletes.

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Should college athletes be exempt from normal classroom attendance policies? I think not. Students should all be treated as equals, so they should all follow the same guidelines.

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Parents would be heartbroken if they learned that their child could not qualify for a good job because he or she skipped their classes.

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ESPN wrote an article about college athletes in Georgia. College athletes there had to pay a ten dollar fine if they had an unexcused absence. After this policy was introduced in January, 2007, 50% of Georgia student-athletes had a 3.0 grade-points or more on average during the spring semester.

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Also, compared with last spring, there were far fewer dropped classes and credit hours earned increased greatly; from 770 last spring to 954 in 2007. This shows that student-athletes can still get good grades and participate greatly in sports.

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BEGINING OF MY SUPPORTING ARGUMENTS

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Jocks are usually higher up on a school's social pyramid than a student in band or the AV club. Just because they are more popular, doesn't mean that they should have classroom privileges that other students don't have, such as being late or skipping class without a penalty

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Students in sports should have to follow the same classroom attendance policies as students who aren't in sports. If they don't show up to class on time, or skip it entirely, they wouldn't be able to learn anything.

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Also, other students would see it as unfair because they are working their butts off to arrive on time and complete all the homework while another student in football is able to pass the class even though he or she comes late and misses half the classes.

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Teachers would be able to teach students more efficiently if they all show up and don’t ask questions about what’s going on because they didn’t show up to yesterday’s class.

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In general, students should all follow the same attendance policies.

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Many athletes in college dream of going to the professional league and earn millions of dollars doing something they love. Parents pay thousands upon thousands of dollars for their child to go to a university to receive the education they need to be successful in life.

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Students in a college might join a sport and think that they are pretty good at it. They skip classes and go to all the games and practices for the team. Everything for the students go well until the major league draft arrives.

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Round after round people around the students get called to join major league teams. At the end of the draft, the students who weren’t drafted are then heartbroken.

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CONCLUSION

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In conclusion, parents should encourage their children to not skip classes for sports.

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Students can still have a successful sporting career while at the same time receiving a good education.

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Skipping class for sports can be extremely bad if the student does not get to a major league team during the draft.

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So to safeguard a child's future, continue showing up for class instead of skipping it.

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REBUTLE

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Saying college athletes should not follow the same attendance policies is like saying that people should be judged by the color of their skin. All students should be treated as equals regardless of whether they are in sports or not.

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It's true that students who spend more time playing sports have a better chance of joining the major league, but students can still make it into the major league even if they don't skip classes.

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Tons of athletes who excelled at school still managed to make the major league without skipping classes.

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Even though students may not make it into the major league, they will be able to get a job because they didn't skip class.

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TANKEW FO LISTENING

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Hello everybody! My name is Michael Wallerius. Today, I will be discussing the topic of attendance policies for college athletes.

Should college athletes be exempt from normal classroom attendance policies? I think not. Students should all be treated as equals, so they should all follow the same guidelines.

Parents would be heartbroken if they learned that their child could not qualify for a good job because he or she skipped their classes.

ESPN wrote an article about college athletes in Georgia. College athletes there had to pay a ten dollar fine if they had an unexcused absence. After this policy was introduced in January, 2007, 50% of Georgia student-athletes had a 3.0 grade-points or more on average during the spring semester.

Also, compared with last spring, there were far fewer dropped classes and credit hours earned increased greatly; from 770 last spring to 954 in 2007. This shows that student-athletes can still get good grades and participate greatly in sports.

BEGINING OF MY SUPPORTING ARGUMENTS

Jocks are usually higher up on a school's social pyramid than a student in band or the AV club. Just because they are more popular, doesn't mean that they should have classroom privileges that other students don't have, such as being late or skipping class without a penalty

Students in sports should have to follow the same classroom attendance policies as students who aren't in sports. If they don't show up to class on time, or skip it entirely, they wouldn't be able to learn anything.

Also, other students would see it as unfair because they are working their butts off to arrive on time and complete all the homework while another student in football is able to pass the class even though he or she comes late and misses half the classes.

Teachers would be able to teach students more efficiently if they all show up and don’t ask questions about what’s going on because they didn’t show up to yesterday’s class.

In general, students should all follow the same attendance policies.

Many athletes in college dream of going to the professional league and earn millions of dollars doing something they love. Parents pay thousands upon thousands of dollars for their child to go to a university to receive the education they need to be successful in life.

Students in a college might join a sport and think that they are pretty good at it. They skip classes and go to all the games and practices for the team. Everything for the students go well until the major league draft arrives.

Round after round people around the students get called to join major league teams. At the end of the draft, the students who weren’t drafted are then heartbroken.

CONCLUSION

In conclusion, parents should encourage their children to not skip classes for sports.

Students can still have a successful sporting career while at the same time receiving a good education.

Skipping class for sports can be extremely bad if the student does not get to a major league team during the draft.

So to safeguard a child's future, continue showing up for class instead of skipping it.

REBUTLE

Saying college athletes should not follow the same attendance policies is like saying that people should be judged by the color of their skin. All students should be treated as equals regardless of whether they are in sports or not.

It's true that students who spend more time playing sports have a better chance of joining the major league, but students can still make it into the major league even if they don't skip classes.

Tons of athletes who excelled at school still managed to make the major league without skipping classes.

Even though students may not make it into the major league, they will be able to get a job because they didn't skip class.

TANKEW FO LISTENING

Michael Wallerius

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