Physical Education And Physical Education

The Margaret Eaton School (MES) played an important role in Canadian physical education during a period of time known as the “golden age” for women’s sport in Canada. This essay will discuss how Margaret Eaton School came to be and why it is considered one of the leading schools in the development of women’s physical education in Canada in 1901, with the help of Emma Scott Raff and Margaret Eaton. The school started out as “The School of Expression” focusing on theatre and physical culture, and later (1925) shifted its views to focus solely on physical education. I plan to argue that from 1901 to 1942, the Margaret Eaton School played an innovative role in Canada in the development of physical education by offering women a comprehensive

One of the most important goals for educating the students of today is preparing them to live a successful life not only mentally but physically as well. Students ultimately have to understand and be experienced with many physical activities(e.g. running) in order to accomplish a physically healthy lifestyle. Both the National Physical Education Standards(AAHPERD) and the Mississippi Physical Education Frameworks assist educators in designing a curriculum that teaches students about the necessity and fundamentals of physical activity. There are obvious differences and similarities between both educational standards as far as their content and structure goes. However, both the purpose and function of both standards are still analogous. Both standards inform educators of what students should be able to know and do at specific grade levels like the College and Career Readiness/core standards. Similarly, like with all educational standard, both standards functions as a model and guide that includes suggestions of teaching strategies, learning objectives, and much more depending on which one educators choose to use when developing their curriculum. All in all, both standards were comprehensive in providing information on how to design a curriculum that disciplines students into healthy individuals with effective implementation.

First of all, students do not have much knowledge about the different fitness components; they do not understand the relation between the fitness components and health. If students acquire the background knowledge about fitness, it could improve the class engagement and motivation, and increase the independent drive to exercise. Second barrier to students’ achievement is the lack of motivation to be active, and even more difficult, to specific fitness activities, such as sit-ups and push-ups. In today’s society, students spend more time sitting in front a screen and less time moving. Parent and school today have more responsibility making sure the children get enough physical activity. According to the New York Times (2016), “early school physical education (PE) programs can make a significant difference, and the earlier these routines are learned the more likely they will be carried forth into a healthy adulthood”. Another barrier that prevents students’ success is the loss of instructional time due to discipline problems. The classes are too big, with many diverse students with individual problems, which are difficult to address when these issues are from very different backgrounds. Finally, there is not enough support from home affecting not only physical education, but

Types and contexts of activities are variable and change with age during childhood and adolescence. Activities of children aged 6 to 9 years are largely anaerobic (as in non-sustained activities or games such as ‘‘tag’’), and they help the child learn basic and more specialized motor skills. As youth move into the pubertal transition (about age 10-14 years, earlier in girls than in boys), these skills are incorporated into a variety of individual and group activities and many organized sports. Mature structure and function are approached or attained in late adolescence (age 15-18 years), so that physical activity programs can be more structured.

Gender stereotyping/Favouritism is ultimately destructive to the adolescent girl’s psyche as it leads to diminishing self-efficacy and affects the attainment of mental, physical, and social health and well-being (WHO, 2015). Consequently, Psychologist Albert Bandura has defined self-efficacy as belief in one's ability to succeed in specific situations or accomplish a task. He suggests that sense of self-efficacy can play a major role in how one approaches goals, tasks, and challenges. when an individual has limited confidence in their own ability to perform, enjoyment levels decline and inevitably, participation ceases (Bandura, 2017). As enjoyment is a precursor to ongoing participation, it is evident that self-confidence is an important factor in the participation of the Browns Plains community/students in netball and Physical Education. Measures need to be put into place to restore self-confidence and efficacy to the students of Physical Education at Browns Plains High School so that netball participation rates may increase across the student body. This must start at the Structural level where the practice of unequal distribution of rewards and resources needs to be reformed (Amezdroz, G., Dickens, S., Hosford, G., Stewart, T., Davis, D., 2010).

promote physical activity, there is still a very clear problem. Children are being given all these opportunities yet still failing to be active. This is due to technology. “On average, Canadian children spend about six hours every weekday and seven hours daily on weekends watching TV, chatting online or engaging in virtual games” (Pichard, 2012). For children, this is far too much time in front of a screen. If we eliminated screen time, and personal devices, 73% of children would be less sedentary (Participaction, 2016). The fact that PE is not an everyday class is also a problem, the more. Physical Education should not be looked at as just a “free” class. Yes, it can be fun but it was also important to get a child moving throughout the day. Gym not only benefits a child’s health, but also the social aspect (Mooney, 2014). PE class is one of the only times children can laugh, talk and play without breaking a school

Due to a variety of factors – from increased time in school to long hours of watching TV – many young people spend little time exercising. In addition, as budget cuts force schools to drop programs, PE is all too often the first to go. Although the recommended amount of exercise for children is reasonably small – under 30 minutes a day – most schools provide virtually no opportunity for physical activity. Providing even a short “exercise break” could help kids get in shape; according to Science Daily, “Research results show that 30 minutes of exercise hard enough to produce a sweat is enough to turn the tide on an unhealthy body mass index” (University of Copenhagen). Raising the physical education requirements in America schools gives kids an opportunity to exercise without having to set aside extra time in their day. Just as academic subjects like math, science, and reading are core components of education, so also can physical fitness be taught through PE programs. Raising healthy kids is certainly a primary goal of the school system, and requiring even a scant 30 minutes a day of physical activity in schools could be the key to cracking the problem of childhood

More than twenty percent of children in the U.S. are to considered obese by upcoming next year (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). The number of child obesity has more than quadrupled in the last 40 years in children ages six through eleven (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). There is an eighty percent chance that obesity will follow a child into his or her adulthood (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). These are the facts from the world today and if they do not scare you it should. Whether you already have children or plan to have children in the near future, this epidemic is affecting everyone in the US. The rate at which a child is being physically active is rapidly decreasing as the rate of hours spent watching

Many children develop attitudes towards physical activity during sporting experiences such as carnivals, competitions and physical education classes during their schooling life. Therefore, it is recognised that schools can play a powerful and influential role in shaping the attitudes and beliefs held by children towards sport and physical activity (Oxford University Press, 2015).

Health and Physical Education is a mandatory learning area in the school curriculum which provides opportunities for all students to live healthy and active lifestyles. Schools are recognised as primary settings for developing health-related knowledge and skills. Health and physical education supports students to enhance their own and others’ health. HPE is a learning area of Australian curriculum through which students can make healthier choices. It focuses explicitly on developing movement skills and encourage students to participate in range of physical activities. Therefore, Health and Physical Education is a vital learning area in the school curriculum.

Preventing future health issues such as heart disease and diabetes is crucial and exercising is the best way (Debate: Should Phys Ed be Mandatory?, 2015). If children are not persuaded to take P.E. young, they won’t when they get into adulthood (Physical Education, Compulsory, 2016). Additional physical activities should be open to students before and after school (Poll Finds Lack of Physical Education in Public Schools a Concern of Parents,

Archer and McDonald surveyed 43 girls between the ages of nine and 15 years old regarding their sport participation, the sport participation of their schoolmates, and about their expectations of girls’ participation in sporting activities. The individual interview subjects came from four different schools in the United Kingdom – two primary schools and two secondary schools in the same area. The interview questions were formed with the research questions in mind in order to assess the “extent to which girls played sports previously stereotyped as masculine, and the degree to which they viewed particular sports as suitable or not suitable for girls” (Archer &

Physical literacy, defined as “the motivation, confidence, physical competence, knowledge and understanding to value and take responsibility for engagement in physical activities for life” (Whitehead, 2013, p. X), has been used within national physical education and sport development guidelines in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand as an alternative to being physically educated. Whitehead’s physical literacy model is prescriptive and describes behavioral, psychological, and physical components (Whitehead, 2007). While literature on defining and advocating for physical literacy curriculum in schools is abundant (Roetert and MacDonald, 2015; Whitehead, 2010), literature regarding the effectiveness physical literacy interventions

Physical education is defined nowadays as a “systematic instruction in sports, exercises, and hygiene given as part of a school or college program” (Park). When most people think of the term “physical education” they think of it as “a broad, inclusive term comprising the fields of physical education, health education, safety education, athletics, recreation, dance education, kinesiology and so on” (Zeigler 1). It may sometimes be referred to as physical training or gym class and mainly is taught in grades kindergarten all to the way up to your senior year in high-school in the United States. The history of physical education dates way back to the Greek and Roman times and has slowly evolved into what it is now today. There is a

In the modern schools, too many elementary schools are so centered academics and don’t focus on the well-being of the students. The school systems also don’t realize that physical activity can help students perform better in the classrooms. In the recent years, there has been a worldwide tendency to reduce school-based physical education in favor of academic subjects. Given the beneficial effects of exercise and the disadvantages of a sedentary lifestyle, cutbacks in physical education lessons are not near as productive as people think. Systematic reviews provide clear