Part III of the series looking at Shirl James Hoffman’s piece in Christianity Today continues today. In Part I we looked at Hoffman’s basic claims about sports. In Part II we looked at possible signs that a school has overemphasized sports fanaticism in its daily practice. Those were, however, easy targets. Most educators I know [...]
Last part of the series, I looked at a Christianity Today article by Shirl James Hoffman that among other things alleged that professional sports culture was having a negative influence on youth sports. I argued that the underlying premise was true, but that his solutions were less so. I plan to return to Hoffman in [...]
There are few topics I have both a love/hate relationship in regards to teaching than school sports. I love that it keeps some kids engaged with school, encourages school spirit, and forces some students to be accountable for their actions. It bothers me how much sports can some time take priority over learning, monopolize administrator’s [...]
