1 in 7 parents whose children did not
play middle or high school sports in 2013 - 14 cited cost as the reason for not participating.
Not exact matches
If your child
plays a contact
or collision sport, whether at the youth,
middle school or high school level, odds are that at some point in their athletic career they will suffer a concussion.
If your child
plays a contact
or collision sport, whether at the youth,
middle school or high school level, chances are they will suffer a concussion at some point in their athletic career.
For the average child (keeping in mind individual kids may be exceptions to these guidelines), an acceptable amount of homework per night is as follows: — Elementary
school: approximately 10 minutes or so per grade level — Middle school: an hour or so — High School: 2 to 2-1/2 hours Any homework beyond these limits is no longer providing any advantage, and is probably cutting into those things that do provide advantages like adequate sleep and what we at Challenge Success call «PDF» — that is, play time, down time and family
school: approximately 10 minutes
or so per grade level —
Middle school: an hour or so — High School: 2 to 2-1/2 hours Any homework beyond these limits is no longer providing any advantage, and is probably cutting into those things that do provide advantages like adequate sleep and what we at Challenge Success call «PDF» — that is, play time, down time and family
school: an hour
or so —
High School: 2 to 2-1/2 hours Any homework beyond these limits is no longer providing any advantage, and is probably cutting into those things that do provide advantages like adequate sleep and what we at Challenge Success call «PDF» — that is, play time, down time and family
School: 2 to 2-1/2 hours Any homework beyond these limits is no longer providing any advantage, and is probably cutting into those things that do provide advantages like adequate sleep and what we at Challenge Success call «PDF» — that is,
play time, down time and family time.
Concussion and Sports - Related Head Injury: Code 18 -2-25a (2013) requires the governing authority of each public and nonpublic elementary
school,
middle school, junior
high school and
high school, working through guidance approved by the department of health and communicated through the department of education, to do the following: (A) Adopt guidelines and other pertinent information and forms as approved by the department of health to inform and educate coaches,
school administrators, youth athletes and their parents
or guardians of the nature, risk and symptoms of concussion and head injury, including continuing to
play after concussion
or head injury; (B) Require annual completion by all coaches, whether the coach is employed
or a volunteer, and by
school athletic directors of a concussion recognition and head injury safety education course program approved by the department.
while far from conclusive, has raised alarm bells among some in the youth sports community and prompted at least one leading concussion expert, Dr. Robert Cantu, MomsTeam's concussion expert emeritus, to recently recommend that kids not
play such sports until
middle or high school, at least under current rules.
► When parents were asked about the benefits that their
middle school or high school aged child gets from
playing sports, more than eight in ten say their child benefits a great deal
or quite a bit in the following ways: physical health (88 %), it gives him / her something to do (83 %),
or it helps him / her learn about discipline
or dedication (81 %).
In other words, does someone who wants to
play in the WNBA have to
play in a year - round basketball league before
high school (
or even
middle school)?
High - quality tutoring can meet each student at his
or her individual level, 22 a level of differentiation that is impossible for even the most dedicated of teachers to provide.23 Essentially, every student with an educated, engaged parent has access to one - on - one tutoring at home, which is perhaps one of the reasons why homework compounds the advantages enjoyed by
middle - class children.24 For students who, for a variety of reasons, may not have access to that kind of academic assistance at home, receiving more tailored instruction from their
schools can help to level the
playing field and close achievement gaps.25
While a
middle school or high school counselor may use art, games, sand tray, and role
plays to help teenagers confront and work through their emotional, social, behavioral, and academic problems (Schmidt, 2008, Draper, Rittter, & Whillingham, 2003).