Let Them Be Kids In 2009‚ president Obama gave a speech about a competitive American education and in his speech he said: “Now‚ I know longer school days and school years are not wildly popular ideas”‚ and he also said: “ I think we should have longer school years” (Office of the press Secretary) (1). However‚ do we really need longer school days? Do we need to extend school hours? As a mother of three kids‚ I appreciate every minute I spend with my kids‚ so I absolutely don’t want my kids to spend
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Physical education is a course that is taken in school to educate about physical activities and exercises. Students participate in physical activites and learn how they are beneficial to their bodies. Dodgeball is a game in which players on two teams try to throw large balls at each other while avoiding being hit themselves. In the United States‚ the game is typically played among children 6-12 in elementary school. However‚ internationally‚ the sport has also emerged as a popular middle school
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Screening of children and adolescents using selected tests of physical‚ physiological and skill attributes in order to identify those potential for success in a designated sport. Previous involvement in the sport is not a pre-requisite for Identification What is Talent Identification? ©Rabindar@2007 7 Screening (measurement and/or identification) of young athletes currently participating in a sport using experienced coaches and/ or physical‚ physiological and skill tests in order to identify those
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Laura Taylor Paul Kincs Child and Adolescent Psych 26 April 2010 Child Observation This time‚ I decided to observe children between the ages of five and six in a kindergarten class room at Maddock Public School. Maddock is a smaller school and there were only five children in the class‚ all of them were boys. I knew this would be an interesting day‚ because we learned in class that boys tend to be a little bit more active and disobedient‚ but I was definitely looking forward to it. I went
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school building‚ and moving around will also give many children a calming effect‚ which helps many students concentrate better. Aerobic exercise improves brain function by serving as a “first aid kit” to damaged brain cells. Aerobic exercise is great physical therapy for children that have injuries or any kind of brain
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SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT PHYSICAL EXERCISE SHOULD BE REQUIERED AT SCHOOL EVERYDAY. In my opinion‚ exercise is important in any age of the human being and it depends on the age‚ so it will be the time that is dedicated to practice any exercise or sport. Physical exercise is necessary‚ firstly is healthy for our life‚ second is favorable to keep an active life and it is also good to obtain the habit. When someone begins to practice a physical exercise‚ in some way start to have discipline to keep at time
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elementary education system‚ they progressively eliminate the amount of time spent for physical education. They believe that this approach is necessary to vacate time in the day for more possible time in the classroom learning core subjects; such as math‚ English‚ reading‚ etc. This may seem like a productive way to better educate their pupils‚ but in fact they could be limiting their potential learning capacity by restricting their daily physical education. In children‚ daily physical activity
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influenced modern physical education in difference ways. The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast the different philosophies or beliefs the Greek and Roman cultures had. They each had different beliefs but they also shared some similarities. The Greeks established much of the Western’s world belief about physical education. There were two metaphysical systems in Greece: Naturalistic and Anti-naturalistic. Naturalistic means a man’s nature is both spiritual and physical. Anti-naturalistic
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promise‚ but was not well translated or integrated to make physical education (PE) more effective in further learning. Bo Shen‚ Nate McCaughtry‚ Jeffrey Martin‚ and Mariane Fahlman researched the effects of teacher autonomy supporting autonomous motivation on learning through physical education self-determination theory. The article Effects of Teacher Autonomy Support and Students’ Autonomous Motivation on Learning in Physical Education could prove essential in developing effective PE programs to
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enough exercise. Many youth in this day and age care more about spending time on the computer or watching television than going outside and getting exercise. This is where the government and school board should step in and encourage teens to take physical education throughout their high school career. According to the WHO‚ about 18 million children aged 0-5 are overweight worldwide (Kita‚ Joe). If these children continue to live on their lives without getting the proper exercise they need‚ they will
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