Athletes are paid higher salaries than teachers because they serve to maintain the status quo

.. "my point on teachers being more influential in maintaining the SQ to be trivial. . "I did not find the point itself to be trivial, but rather the fact that my opponent attempted to limit the argument by focusing on one component. Whether teachers are more influential in the maintenance of the status quo will be left to the reader. I would only remind my opponent and the reader that an agreed upon definition of status quo has been determined. That definition being:a depiction of the materialistic, classist, competitive and self-serving nature that typically accompanies capitalist governments. Particularly the higher valuation of property and its ownership over the people or the citizenry. Thus, for my opponent's counter-assertion to be true, teachers would have to promote materialism, classism, competition, and narcissism or grandstanding More than professional athletes. One must bear in mind that the resolution is clearly referring to professional teachers or those paid salaries to teach. Let us test my opponent's assertion of teachers being more "influential in maintaining the SQ" as he seems to be determined to rest the majority of his argument on this assertion. Materialism:This seems to be futile, yet, I ask the reader to question if teachers maintain materialism More than pro athletes. Some questions worth asking would be:Do teachers promote or endorse high priced jerseys with there names plastered on them? Do teachers promote or endorse high priced footwear? Do teachers market their names as brands? One of the biggest issues with professional athletes endorsing these products is that the pros are believable. Young kids and teens look up to these men and women and even idolize them. But here is the irony: it is unlikely these professional athletes eat the foods they endorse, and they certainly don’t make them part of their everyday diet. .. The researchers even named names. .. Peyton Manning, LeBron James, Serena Williams. These three had the most endorsements for junk food than any other professional athletes, but there were more. [7]Classism:Do teachers maintain classism More than pro athletes? Obviously classism exists among the players in the NHL. .. This shines the light on flashier players, especially those who can put the puck in the opposition net and goaltenders who can keep the puck out of their net. Often overlooked in this metric is the importance of the grinders who sacrifice their bodies to clear ice space for scorers. .. No matter what metric, it boils down to a form of classism, and it makes it difficult for progressive fans to support labor (the players) in its battle with the capitalists (team owners). [1]. .. nothing provides a better digest of golf than exclusion, annoyance, cultural damage, and self-absorption. .. .Golf is the worst sport. .. Golf is worse because it is more classist, more racist. .. While country clubs struggle with in terms of excluding people of different religions and races, they do not struggle at all with excluding members of lower social classes. They were created as social clubs for the middle- and upper-class, and that has not moved backward an inch. .. golf clubs were specifically designed to foster the advancement of the upper middle-class. .. women (and poor people and workers in the service sector) aren't part of this great culture. .. What's more, the social status qualification of country clubs is the easiest to enforce: simply raise annual dues. Far easier than trying to guess if an applicant is as white as they say they are. .. "The clubs have long histories of racial-ethnic homogeneity, but they now display some demographic diversity while preserving the economic and cultural homogeneity with which members are comfortable. [2]If sports were once part of a tradition of American populism, they have devolved into socially segregated and elitist centers of culture. This has been evident for some time in the marquee events such as the World Series, Super Bowl, and for the international jet set crowd. the Olympics. The last two decades has seen it creep into local and regional sports. It is a "premium" world where exclusivity can be bought if you have the financial resources. [3]While I do admit that teachers serve as agents in the classist framework of the current educational system, I argue that professional athletics is a greater agent in its service in the maintenance of classism. Teachers do not typically live in gated communities because of their status. The reader should consider we are not arguing the inherent demand for or the economics of athletics but national priorities in regard to the purpose and importance of education. Some questions worth asking? Do teachers work for owners like pro basketball, football and hockey players? Is competition in any genre of professional athletics restricted to the general public? Competition:. .. many modern sports are also dangerous and prone to conflict. It is not rare for boxers to deeply injure each other, hockey players to fight, or a baseball batter to charge the mound leading to a full team vs. team brawl. .. .Unfortunately, in the competitive quest for individual and team success, unsportsmanlike practices are pervasive. In hockey, many teams have a player called an "enforcer," whose main job is to physically punish the opposing team. .. and he will never shy away from a fight. [4] Although grades can be viewed as competitive, I am sure the reader and my opponent will agree that teachers do not promote risking injury or fighting. Athletes are willing to risk their health, even death, to compete and win their respective sports. How much will they risk? Sports Illustrated interviewed a cohort of elite Olympic athletes, asking, “If you were given a performance-enhancing substance, you would not be caught, and you would win, would you take it? ”. .. Ninety-eight percent of athletes answered yes. When [asked], “If you were given a performance-enhancing substance, and you would not be caught, win all competitions for 5 years, then die, would you take it? ” More than 50% still said yes. [9]Self-serving, NarcissismThis promotion of the individual applies to all sports advertisements; critically, it recasts a team sport into individual one-on-one contests. Such promotion reduces the process of the game to individual acts, like points scored, or rebounds. [5]Narcissism has been found to be especially high amongst the celebrities we worship – and that includes sports stars. [6]This individual adulation can detract from the team focus and glorify the wrong people as role models, as well as turn people into mere commodities. .. a clear precursor to an adult sport celebrity deification. But no one seems to have any problem with David Beckham being commonly referred to as a “half-god” in Japan. .. [8]Another point worth noting is that students are often allowed and encouraged to put sports ahead of their education, especially if talented. The commercialization of sports actually supersedes the maintenance of the status quo practiced by teachers. This is proven by the myriads of children who feel they don't need to learn anything because their going to be sports stars. They do not consider the percentage of individuals who actually make it to the pros, especially when one considers the classism and manipulated S&D. Marketing Marketing sports fosters capitalism and escapism. ". .. what is escapism? "Escapism was mentioned as a separate role the athletes serve in addition to maintenance of SQ. It is another example of the More factor that my opponent seems to be purposely overlooking or avoiding. "a true escape (distraction) from the reality of health care, the economy and war" [10]". .how does escapism correlate with maintaining SQ? "Answered". .. the goal of capitalism"We live in a corporatocracy where big confederations, often acting with complicit state institutions in ways that discourage the natural workings of a free economy. [11] Racist attitudes (like homophobia, sexism and nationalism) are fostered within the working class by the myriad educational and ideological processes of bourgeois society, and are passively accepted by the class-collaborationist parasites who dominate the unions, and other mass organizations of the working class. [12] Those who provide escapism are highly valued for their ability to veil the unequal distribution of resources from the masses. "athletes’ and sports’ perceived effect. .intended effect"The intended effect of commercialized athletics is acceptance and emulation of the status quo (aforementioned) by the masses and the provision of escapism and distraction. ". .profit is more inductively likely. ."Conjecture. SQ itemized earlier in response. I await my opponents response to those issues. ". .reasons people value sports and are willing to pay money to sports. . "Whatever the reason, the solicitation and purchase maintains capitalism. Causalities CounteredSources:. http://dissidentvoice.org... [1]. http://www.thewire.com... [2]file:///C:/Users/user/AppData/Local/Temp/76867-78000-1-PB-1. pdf [3]. http://www.huffingtonpost.com... [4]Hollywood's Vision of Team Sports: Heroes, Race, and Gender By Deborah V. Tudor, pg.33 [5]. http://thenewdaily.com.au... [6]. http://www.nays.org... [7]. https://medium.com... [8]. http://www.pharmacytimes.com... [9]. http://www.washingtontimes.com... [10]. http://en.wikipedia.org... 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