This week I decided to check out the 7th and 8th grade basketball games after school. I had heard so much about the team because the students and teachers always talked the day after gameday about what happened during previous night's game. It is great to hear how passionate they are about basketball. Plus, it gives the students and teachers something positive to connect with on a personal level. The students and teachers also talk about the other sports that go on in the school. When I went to the game and was able to see that personal relationship myself. The students who were there came up and spoke to me. It was great to engage in conversation with them outside of class. I learned so much about the students. The students and I then had something in common for the next day in class. I appreciate my students so much more after seeing them doing an activity that they enjoy. I also noticed that those students also work to improve themselves in the classroom, so they are still eligible to participate in their activity. It confirmed for me the importance of students being involved in afterschool activities. I want to coach and teach. Going to the basketball game continued to confirm how much I enjoy being around athletics and how much I want to coach. It also showed how that involvement can be positive for the school as a whole.
In my searching of the importance of extra-curricular activities, I was able to find a couple of websites.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr237.shtml
This website by Education World is a great starting place for information. It links to many websites to read information on extra-curricular activities.
http://www.nlts2.org/reports/2003_04-2/nlts2_report_2003_04-2_ch4.pdf
Here one can find some more benefits of extra-curricular activities.
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