As today's society focuses more and more on sports, the educational world
             is evolving to keep up with the pace. As a result, today's student athletes
             have even more opportunities and options available to them than they did
             just a decade ago. In addition to more scholarships in both high school and
             college education, student today are offered the opportunity to receive
             part of the credit required to graduate by actively participating in
             There is also the new partial athletic scholarship offered by the Chrysler
             Car Dealership, which is being marketed to all student athletes. It's
             magazine ad features Olympic figure skater Michelle Kwan spiraling through
             the air as she reads from a textbook. While these opportunities are
             wonderful for athletes, one must wonder where this emphasis on sports
             leaves those who are not athletically gifted.
             Many people argue that athletic scholarships and credit grants have gone
             too far. They believe that these opportunities provide an advantage to
             student athletes that are unfair to non-athletic students. With such a
             great emphasis on sports, many students feel inferior to athletes, even
             though they may participate in some other type of extracurricular activity.
             In addition, it seems unfair that athletic students get all the perks and
             credits even though they are often absent from the classroom due to
             practice or competition. In some cases, non-student athletes are even
             turned away from the university of their choice because students with lower
             grades that have gotten accepted on an athletic scholarship have already
             On the other hand, many others argue that athletes deserve credit for their
             performance. This group believes that athletes deserve all the recognition
             that their school provides them. Athletes undoubtedly have to put in a
             great deal of time to improve their skills. They sacrifice a great deal of
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