Gym Class

I found the Rugby reading very interesting. I think that the idea of a school focusing solely on sports is very intriguing. Sports teach many important values that might not be learned in a normal classroom setting. Teaching sports and physical education is certainly important. It is interesting to note that this idea has come full circle. Just weeks ago there was a big controversy in New York because many schools, including elementary and middle schools, were putting Body Mass Index on report cards. Many people in today's society are obsessed with healthy eating and physical wellbeing. The number of people that work out has increased noticeably in the past few decades. So the idea of focusing on physical fitness is not a new or foreign idea; people have been concerned with health and fitness since way back when.

On the other hand, I believe that people should be well rounded. Many student athletes get criticized for being "dumb jocks," people who care more about sports than academics. A school like the Rugby School would not do as well today as it might have in the past, but sports camps and other programs exist that focus only on sports. Many are only a week or two long becuase in today's society , being a well rounded individual is very important. People need to learn math and English as well as basketball and soccer.