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I can' remember if I have seen this link posted yet, but it was given as reference at a continuing education course I recently went to for work. The purpose o the organization is to promote quality physical education. Hope it can be a good resource.
www.pe4life.org
I agree with you completely. Although some students cherish and actually give to effort in PE class, many students will go to great depths to avoid or get out of participating in PE class. It is amazing at how fast and high child obesity continues to grow. I always thought beginning a basic health education class or providing basic health, wellness and fitness assignments and presentations to the youth of today. I do not mean as a punishment but more of an opportunity for these to get an early start on learning why PE is important. I just attended a YMCA of San Diego youth education seminar that taught about the basics of nutrition, health, wellness and fitness. The material covered was nothing different than what other health and fitness classes present, but it was the methods of how they presented. Skits, mini-plays, 3-D videos, games and many other methods got these kids moving, learning and enjoying the material. It was amazing to see. In fact, in my many years in this industry, it was the most successful and exciting health and wellness seminar I have ever witnessed. I just believe that PE classes should begin incorporating educational material while moving and "playing". Structuring games and activities that directly relates to health and wellness material is a great approach.
I like your insight Donald into the role that schools should play in the battle of childhood obesity. A child does spend a high percentage of their time at school and therefore schools/teachers have a huge impact on what a child learns. It is our responsibility as educators to illicit an excited response from children in all aspects of education. By making exercise/nutrition fun, children are more likely to partake, and possibly pursue extracurricular activities outside the school atmosphere.
You are correct. Kids now days are very lazy. It does not help when you have kids that go to gym and tell the P.E teacher that they are not going to participate and the teacher says that they don't care. To me those are the wrong words that were spoken by that adult/P.E. teacher. As a JROTC Instructor my curriculum requires us to do cadet challenge. That is the mile run within 16:59, sit ups for 1 minute, v-sit reach, 30 ft. shuttle run, pull ups for males and females have the option of pull ups or flex arm hang. When a cadet says that they are not going to participate, they have to go call their parent or guardian. If we cannot reach them then the cadet has the option to take an F and be suspended for 1 day and cannot return to my class until the parent or guardian comes in for a face to face or to participate. Every student participated and when the parent was called the student was scolded. I made a chart for the mile run. Anything slower than 17:00 is an F. 16:59-14:00 D. 14:59 -12:00 C. 11:59-9:00 B. 8:59- 6:00 A. Our high school has P.E as a requirement to graduate. You presented a great post. Keep up the great work.