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| Americans are addicted to competitive sports in ways that are profoundly unhealthy to our schools, our bodies, and ourselves. And until we confront that problem, head-on, steroids will continue to plague us. Although every shred of evidence shows that adolescents do not learn well before 9 a.m., US high schools start the day at around 7:30 a.m. Why? To make room for afternoon sports practice, of course. |
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by Mark Sashine on Monday, Nov 19, 2007 at 6:45:54 PM
sports
by mike on Tuesday, Nov 20, 2007 at 3:12:55 PM