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    required to take many different types of physical education and health classes. In the first few years they more than likely would have learned some of the basic movements: hop, skip, jump, and gallop. As the years pass, they would go on to learn how to play different sports and proceed to specialize in different aspects of sports. Today the United States is facing an epidemic in which parents could outlive their children due to unhealthy bodies. The physical well being of the younger generation

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    the education system starting from the elementary level. These subjects are taught in aiding students understanding about the world they live in. However, subjects instructed in schools, particularly physical education is viewed as unnecessary. Physical education is unquestionably required in order to create well prepared students ready to face the working field in the future. In order to achieve this, administrators must stress the importance of physical activity within the goals of physical education

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    Adaptive Physical Education is physical education which has been adapted or modified, so that it is as appropriate for the person with a disability as it is for a person without a disability. It is an extremely useful class especially in the high school setting. Disabled children are able to do exercises they normally cannot do, experience full gym classes with non disabled students, and learn new and useful fundamental skills they will use for the rest of their lives. To teach a class like this

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    long period of time however; in the past few years there has been uproar with parents across the nation wanting to remove physical education programs out of schools. Many of the issues these parents are having can be resolved if the government and school districts take the time to address the conflict and explain why exercise is so important for their children. Physical education courses must stay in elementary schools because the lifestyle changes can reduce the risks of childhood obesity, and other

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    develop my skills and knowledge in sport and fitness. I also aim to progress into becoming a physical education teacher. Throughout this module I would like to be re-introduced into education in sport and fitness as it has been four years since I studied a level 3 sport science course, and I would like this module to help me prepare and study effectively. As stated above, my ambition is to become a physical education teacher in a high school, therefore I would like to peruse this degree, and then progress

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    Physical education plays a crucial role in the education of the whole student. While research supports the significance of movement in educating both the mind and body, many education institutions do not require physical education in their programs. Physical education contributes directly to the development of physical capability and fitness, while helping students make educated choices, and giving them the ability to understand the value of living an active lifestyle. A study featured in the Peabody

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    In the PBS video “A Physical Education in Naperville”, talks about the lack of physical education in are schools. What shocked me in this video is how low physical education is in are schools and how some schools don’t even have physical education as major priority. In the 1960’s President Kennedy made it a national priority, that physical education be part of every day school life. But in today’s world there “obesity rates today are for times higher than it used to be 1960s” (PBS). In a school

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    PHYSICAL EDUCATION Physical fitness is vital for individuals of any age. Particularly, physical fitness is imperative for youthful people ages twelve to twenty-one. However, for teenagers to get an incredible action is through school. Having physical instruction in schools impacts young people rationally, emotionally and physically (Maclaren, 2010). It is imperative for students to take an interest in a physical instruction class since it constructs an establishment for cooperation in exercises further

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    has been a disconnect in the world of Physical Education. The stigma that physical educators bare has brought misunderstanding to parents and kids alike. The importance of health and even the education of basic motor skills has been substituted for standardized testing, and PE classes are further cut away in school budgets due to a lack of awareness. Studies have proven on multiple occasions that there is a very strong correlation between more physical education and higher test scores. Giving children

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    always looked forward to one class and the was physical education. Being a little child, full of energy, I always wanted to run around and play a game of some sort. School districts are starting to cut these classes to make more time for the core classes, which are English, social studies, and math. One-third of students under the age of 17 are overweight, and 1/6 of the students, that are overweight are obese (Costanza par. 6). Cutting physical education classes are a big reason to blame for this.

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