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7. Each individual on the Permian Panther football team should be accountable for themselves, and as a team each player should have some sort of accountability for one another. In __Friday Night Light__, Bissinger writes, "It was also unusual to find teachers who demanded from students their very best, who refused to succumb to the notion that there was no reason to challenge them because they simply didn't care" (114). The teachers have a certain accountability; if they care and do their best to teach and push the kids some of the kids are going to learn and even want to. The teachers should not be accountable for the actions of the players, but they should be responsible to provide an environment where the kids can learn. How well the kids perform in football is based on talent and determination. The coach only has to give sufficient knowledge and teach the kids the skills they need to win and be successful. Bissinger said that the teachers thought "there was no reason to challenge them because they simply didn't care" and that is ridiculous. Although, teachers cannot force the kids to care, they can demand respect and the best. The kids are accountable for themselves, but they are still young and need guidance and structure in their lives to be fully responsible and accountable. -Bridget McFadden

7. The school officials and parents should be completely responsible for the actions of the Permian Panthers football team. Most of the players on the team are still minors, and those that are 18 still live with their parents. According to Bissinger, “…they were nothing more then high school kids” (154). So that alone means that the parents of the players are still responsible for the players. All of the players obviously go to the same school. So the school officials should also enforce some discipline on the players as well, because they share some of the responsibility of the players. The players also look up to their coaches, so they too are part accountable for the actions of the team. All three of those groups, (the parents, school officials, and the coaches) together should all be completely accountable for the actions of the players. They are the ones who discipline them, so they should be responsible and accountable for the team’s actions. - Josh Wilson

7. In terms of accountability for the Permian football player’s actions, the question shouldn’t be how much the school officials and parents should share. The players are the ones who determine the outcome of their games their games through their skill. Whenever the Permian Panther’s lose a game it’s the coach, a school official, who takes the flak from everyone who is frustrated. According to Sharon Gaines, “I don’t think they realize these are coaches. They are men, they are not gods” (237). While it’s true that the coach is the one who picks out the plays and has the final judgment on how the strategies of the game should go, it’s up to the players to carry out those plays and strategies. This relates to something called responsibility and self determination. The students who are a part of the Permian football team know exactly what their expectations are and so responsibility and self determination should be enough to carry them through. The idea that the parents and school officials should share some of the accountability for their actions is crazy. In common sense terms, if one of the players chooses to slack off during a game, it shouldn’t be the parents or the coach or whomever that takes some of the blame or any at all for their performance. -Gregory Christakos

7. Teachers and parents have a great deal of accountability for the actions of football players in Odessa. It is true that students make their own decisions. Parents, however have the responsibility of instilling good morals and responsibility in their children from the time they are young. Teachers have the responsibility of encouraging these morals, as well as responsibility. In __Friday Night Lights__, the author writes, "Many teachers felt that no matter how creative they were in the classroom, it wouldn't make a difference anyway" (Bissinger 131). This quote portrays the leaders' lack of care when dealing with students. They have given up on the responsibility bestowed upon them. This quote also implies failure on the part of the students when it comes to classwork. Saying "it wouldn't make a difference anyway" shows how the student's educational needs are ignored. Obviously, teachers are accountable for doing their job, teaching students. This clearly shows that teachers are accountable for Permian Panther's actions. - Kaitlin Schneider

7. The players of the Permian panthers need to be held accountable for their actions, though the faculty and parents need to be responsibly as well. According to __Friday Night Lights__, "They don't have any idea about the coaches and the time they put in and the dedication" (Bissinger 237). The people of Odessa feel that the Panthers are everything. They are an almighty force and are all powerful. This is of course completely untrue yet they are the ones who are paid attention to. If any trouble happens because of them they are the ones to blame. The quote shows that the faculty and parents should be accountable as well. If they are unwilling to reprimand and teach the players the proper thing to do. -Caelan Hartnett

7. all the players on the permian highschool foot ball team should be respponsible for thier own actions. every one on the team should defiently help eveyone else out. the other players on the tream should never be repsonsible for another players mess up. the coach of the team should only be held responsible for the players actions when he leads them to the wrong action. besides that the teams coach should not be held accountable for a players wrong choise or messing up a play. According to Sharon Gaines from the book __Friday Night Lights__ written by H.G. Bissenger “I don’t think they realize these are coaches. They are men, they are not gods” (237). the responsibility the player takes shouls not be determind by the teachers drive towards the player. but the teacher should not let them slack, as they need to learn how to build life skills. these permian panthers need to be responsible for them selfs and need to learn how to structure thier own life. no one else should be held accountable for these permian panthers besides themselfs. -Ricky Orozco

 7. The players on the Panther football team need be held accountable for their actions. The players alone care about one thing and that one thing is football. If they spent as much time on their homework and studying as they do on that football field they would be able to go college because of what is inside there head not just how fast they can run or how hard they can hit. In __Friday night lights__ Bissinger writes " All I do in class is show up. They should make theses classes fifteen minutes long. Last year in English is had to work. This year its like, teach me something before I go to college"(Bissinger 130). In this quote the player seems to think that they answers are going to just jump up at them. They aren’t taking the responsibility to ask the teacher for help or anything. Everything is supposed to just happen for them. The players in the football team need to take responsibility to learn the material that is being taught to them. -Danesha Jones

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7.) School officials and parents typically should not have to be accountable for their kid’s high school football team, but in this case they almost have to be. The city of Odessa relies on football, and most of the kids were not raised to be perfect students, and the kids have to be forced to work hard so that they are able to play football for the team. According to H.G. Bissinger, "It was also unusual to find teachers who demanded from students their very best, who refused to succumb to the notion that there was no reason to challenge them because they simply didn't care" (114). Bissinger states that it is “unusual” for teachers to ask much from the students because they know they will not do what they ask in the first place. He also goes on to say there is “no reason to challenge” them because they were at the school to play football, not to graduate first in their class. So in this case the school officials and parents seemed to only ask for the kids to try hard enough to ensure they are eligible for the upcoming game on Friday nights. the students them self do not care about getting an education for themselves, but they love that there is football, because without it they would end up being a group of underachievers. without the pressure from the city, the players would probably not have to try as hard to be successful at football ======

-David Waller
The school officials and parents of the Permian Panther Football team, should not have to be resposnsible for their childrens actions, but they should help lead them in the right direction. The parents and officials shouldnt let them get away with all they do. But they shouldnt be held completly responsible because the students are old enough to know right from wrong. you do not have to be 18 years old to know that. The students have their own responsibliity to ask questions and ask for help when needed, the teachers responsibility is to ask the students if they have any questions, and teach the students the material they need to know to go onto college and have a good education. But at Permian HS the teachers are far from this, and so are the students. In Friday Night Lights Bissinger stats, "All i do in class is show up. They should make classes fifteen minutes long. Last year in English I had to work. This year its like, teach me something before i go to college" (130). In this quote Bissinger expresses how the education is at Permian HS. According to Bissinger the Education isnt very good by any means. In another part of the book it talks about how the teaching teach, how they dont ask the students questions because they know they wont know it so why bother ask it. they just it behind their desk and let the students do what ever they want as long as they are quit while doing it. The students and teachers and also the parents all play a role in the students education if they parents do not care about their child's education why would the student? and if the students don't care about the work why should the teachers care? everyone that is involved in Permian HS needs to learn the word, "responsibility" each individual involved with that school has a responsibility. the students should have more, they should care about what they are learning and getting far in life and not just because of football or any other sport but because of an education, education is the key to having a successful life, nothing last for ever you always should have a back up plan for everything. -Janene Files

7. Football player for the Permian Panthers should be accountable for themselves and teammates. When it comes to education football players for Permian should have responsibility for their grades, as should their teachers and parents. According to Jane Frank, “These kids don’t take responsibility, or don’t know how. Kids used to worry about where they were going to fit into the world. Kids today don’t seem to worry if they are going to fit in society, because they don’t give a hoot” (Bissinger 133). Jane Frank feels that football players at Permian don’t care about what happens in the future; they are just living day by day. Permian football players should take responsibility for their own education. If the teacher is supplying them with the right learning skills and information then it is up to the players to benefit from the education provided. Parents should also hold some responsibility, making sure that their children are taking the necessary steps to ensure their future. Also Permian teachers take on some accountability for the actions towards the players because if they let the players ease by without applying themselves or reaching their full potential then they are not doing their job. -Terra Smith (Already talked to you about why its late)

7. Permian Football players are accountable for themselves as well as others around them, like parents and staff. Bissinger states in his book Friday Night Lights, "They were nothing more then high school kids” (154). They should be able to live at home with their parents as long as they want, with rules of course. Football players are should take responsibility for their actions and their school life. School comes before sports any day, even if there is a scholarship waiting at the door. Football players have to have brains as well as talent. Schools can give scholoriships, but how far can someone get without knowing anything in simple classes. Parents are accountable for giving their child a stable home to live in and a good meal on the table. It doesn't have to be perfect, but good enough to know that the players have somewhere to go when they want to get away. -Amber Anders(I need to talk to you about why this is late)

7. The School Officials and the parents of the Permian Football Team should be responsible for their actions because of the way they feel about their Education along with the massive amounts of pressure that they put on these players. At the same time The Permian Football Team should also be accountable for their own actions. According the H.G. Bissinger, "It was also unusual to find teachers who demanded from students their very best, who refused to succumb to the notion that there was no reason to challenge them because they simply didn't care" (114). The School Officials basically do not care about the Permian Football Teams education, all they care about is how they do on the field. The teachers have the worse attitude about it, the say it doesn't matter if the players are creative or do anything in class because when it comes down to it they only need to think about the next game coming up. -Joel Wright

7. The school officials and parents should be completely responsible for the actions of the Permian Panthers football team. Teachers and parents have a great deal of accountability for the actions of football players. If the player is under 18, then they are still under the accountability of their parents by law. Obviously, teachers are accountable for doing their job, teaching students, but not taking care of them otherwise, but a proper education is still very important. The players on the Panther football team need be held accountable for their actions for the most part because they are the ones who are doing what is wrong. They know what is right and wrong, and they should be able to make their own decisions, but parents should know a little something about their kid. -Shakarra Dickert