In “Athletes and Education” Neil H. Petrie argues that many student athletes are not given equal opportunities to succeed in school. Neil supports his argument with his prior experiences in his career as a professor and student. Therefore, he has seen student athlete’s education successes from more than one angle. In his opinion, many student athletes get used for athletic programs and they simply don’t have enough time or energy to put into their education. By the time their athletic career is at a turning point of going pro or being done, the athletes that don’t go pro are left with a poor education.
I readily agree with Neil’s statement that says athletes are not given an equal opportunity to succeed because I am a student athlete and