The Pros And Cons Of Paying College Athletes

The Merrian-Webster Dictionary defines controversy as, “a discussion marked especially by the expression of opposing views” (“Controversy”). There are many controversies that affect society today. Controversy can cause arguments, destroy families, and initiate political strife. Some of the major controversies affecting America today are police brutality, equal rights for all, and teacher pay. Everyone has their right to an opinion though, and people like to defend their position on controversial topics. The three most intriguing controversies affecting us are college athletes receiving pay, homework, and climate change.
College athletes should continue to receive pay for their tough work due to injuries, the amount of revenue the NCAA generates

For example, players such as Decoldest Crawford were out for all of last season, but due to his NIL deal, he received money that could help with his recovery costs. Receiving NIL money can also help athletes pay for a trainer, which can help them stay healthy. There is an extremely high chance that an athlete will be injured at least once in their college career, which is why they need to continue to earn money to help with medical costs. In the article “Paying College Athletes”, the article states that “However, college athletes, arguably the stars of the show who earn millions year after year for the well-paid NCAA executives, coaches, and staff, were forbidden by the NCAA from not only being paid for their work-, but from seeking other related compensation such as endorsement deals” (“Paying College Athletes”). The NCAA has plenty of money to pay athletes, and the athletes should be able to make

To begin, a study showed that “High-achieving high school students said too much homework leads to sleep deprivation and other health problems such as headaches, exhaustion, weight loss, and stomach problems” (“Homework – Top 3”). For example, homework can cause kids to have a breakdown. It also causes worry about finishing an assignment on time. In my personal experience, homework has led to me getting frustrated and stressed. Kids, explicitly teenagers, have enough problems going on in their lives. In no way should homework be added on top of those problems. To continue, too much homework also has led to cheating: 90% of middle schoolers along with 67% of high schoolers confessed to copying another person's homework (“Homework – Top 3”). Some teachers complain about cheating, yet they give out homework with questions that students have never even been taught. Due to how many things students have going on in their lives, they occasionally cut corners and cheat on a few questions so they have time to do the things they want to do. If teachers don’t want cheating, they shouldn’t give their students too much work with little time to work on it. To conclude, studies have shown that homework has little to no effect on test scores, and excessive homework even decreased test scores. Some teachers have stopped giving homework and see no downside, only upside (“Homework