Quinlan
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^ Best post so far in the thread!
No place can be worse than Texas for sports however...
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I dunno, Aus is pretty intense when it comes to sport...
^ Best post so far in the thread!
No place can be worse than Texas for sports however...
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Half the day should be PE, with the rest made up of woodwork, metalwork, art and outdoor ed.
/SPness
Awww... I feel bad for you guys. When I had gym class it was really fun. We didn't play dodgeball or anything like that. We had soft balls and really fun games. Gym was a big hit in my elementary school.
I call bullshit on the article posted in the OP.
I don't care what any group of researchers thinks they found, the following statements are undeniable truths:
(1) The mind and the body are one. A weak mind will weaken a strong body; a strong mind will strengthen a weak body. A strong body will strengthen a weak mind; a weak body will weaken a strong mind. Academic intelligence and physical intelligence are mutually beneficial to each other.
(2) Children need to develop hand/eye coordination, fine motor skills, and the ability to work in teams. PE activities accomplish these fundamental developmental objectives, especially for those kids whose parents are sorry enough to not make sure they are engaging in physical exercise of some variety.
(3) Children need to be able to function in a competitive environment. Getting an "A" in any academic subject is the student Vs. the textbook. Winning a game of soccer, volleyball, kickball, etc. is one team of students Vs. another. Our world is competitive; kids must be able to function in a competitive environment, which PE fosters albeit in a basic capacity.
So there.
-Alex
I call bullshit on the article posted in the OP.
I don't care what any group of researchers thinks they found, the following statements are undeniable truths:
(1) The mind and the body are one. A weak mind will weaken a strong body; a strong mind will strengthen a weak body. A strong body will strengthen a weak mind; a weak body will weaken a strong mind. Academic intelligence and physical intelligence are mutually beneficial to each other.
(2) Children need to develop hand/eye coordination, fine motor skills, and the ability to work in teams. PE activities accomplish these fundamental developmental objectives, especially for those kids whose parents are sorry enough to not make sure they are engaging in physical exercise of some variety.
(3) Children need to be able to function in a competitive environment. Getting an "A" in any academic subject is the student Vs. the textbook. Winning a game of soccer, volleyball, kickball, etc. is one team of students Vs. another. Our world is competitive; kids must be able to function in a competitive environment, which PE fosters albeit in a basic capacity.
So there.
-Alex
That's probably how a lot of SPs feel about school as it is! Too much pointless stuff like math, chemistry, english and physics and none of that really meaningful stuff I mentioned above.
Now you know how we feel.
(1) The mind and the body are one. A weak mind will weaken a strong body; a strong mind will strengthen a weak body. A strong body will strengthen a weak mind; a weak body will weaken a strong mind. Academic intelligence and physical intelligence are mutually beneficial to each other.
(2) Children need to develop hand/eye coordination, fine motor skills, and the ability to work in teams. PE activities accomplish these fundamental developmental objectives, especially for those kids whose parents are sorry enough to not make sure they are engaging in physical exercise of some variety.
(3) Children need to be able to function in a competitive environment. Getting an "A" in any academic subject is the student Vs. the textbook. Winning a game of soccer, volleyball, kickball, etc. is one team of students Vs. another. Our world is competitive; kids must be able to function in a competitive environment, which PE fosters albeit in a basic capacity.
We had a month of dancing in my PE class.
That study is not the end all be all source of knowledge that defines the relative worth of physical education in public schools.
I wonder if any of the authors were competitive athletes, or were they obese? What is their bias?
No matter what you or anybody else says, I will never advocate eliminating PE or art or music from any public school's curriculum. The mind is developed best when stimulated by different experiences. What a child learns at school is supplemental to what they have already learned at home. Few children's households expose them to sports, music, AND art. Some kids are exposed to none by their parents, some to 1 or 2 of the 3. It does not hurt a child's development to provide them with a well rounded education.
That's my take on it, and I like anybody else have my own biases.
I wonder if any of the authors were competitive athletes, or were they obese? What is their bias?
No matter what you or anybody else says, I will never advocate eliminating PE or art or music from any public school's curriculum.
You're a heartless, competitive person, and don't care how PE makes people feel. You just care about results.
ptgatsby said:I'm guessing they were scientists... given that they did the studies...
ptgatsby said:Then there is no point talking about it, is there?
So scientists should be the only ones that determine what is best for the development of young human beings? My point was only to establish that the authors speak from their own vantage point, and not for everyone.
Half the day should be PE, with the rest made up of woodwork, metalwork, art and outdoor ed.
/SPness
Half the day should be PE, with the rest made up of woodwork, metalwork, art and outdoor ed.
/SPness