Questions below refer to the following survey
results and letter.
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What do today's teens prefer?
In a survey done at Franklin Pierce High School,
students had a wide range of options. Overall, however, students seemed to
favor extremely fast sports. "Extreme speed is awesome," said
17-year-old Brock Nakamura. Students like their sports, and they like them
fast. The most popular sport was extreme urban skateboarding. 52 percent of
the students ranked this as their number one choice. "I think it's because
most kids have skateboards," said 17-year-old Gwyn Park, "The other
stuff on the list is too expensive for us to afford." Snowboarding came
in second, with 26 percent of the votes. Downhill skiing placed third, with
17 percent of the votes. Mountain biking was last, with only 5 percent of the
votes.
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Dear
Teachers,
Please
read the attached survey. The results of this survey appeared in the Franklin
Weekly News, and I think that they should be of interest to all physical
education teachers in Greenville. Media reports are always talking about a
nation of unfit youngsters. These days it is increasingly difficult to get
our students interested in sports. I believe this is because until now, we
have been offering traditional sports such as baseball and basketball. Of
course, these will always appeal to a number of students, but there are a lot
of students who, as the survey shows, want greater excitement. I am proposing
to the Board of Education that they allow us to introduce new, more exciting
sports to our curriculum. There are a couple of skateboarding parks in town,
and I think we should be allowed to book them for lessons, or for
after-school activities. This is just a small start, but with time I hope to
expand the program, perhaps ev6n constructing skate-boarding equipment on
school grounds. Please let me know what you think of my proposals, or if you
have any suggestions of your own.
Regards,
Winston
Green
Physical
Education Department,
Greenville
High School
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