Category: Physical Education

Education should be brought back into grade schools. We need to implement programs that show our youth how to stay healthy and active. Recess and P.E. could be extended a bit more, while ensuring that the kids spent that time being physically active. Promote team sports so that kids are encouraged to stay physically active…

Intelligence and skill can only function at the peak of their capacity when the body is healthy and strong, written by John F. Kennedy. In case the school administration wants to eliminate the physical education session in order to save some for other subjects such as science, math, and English this will be unfair because…

Making Sports and Games Compulsory for Students It is a tragic fact that our education system is heavily loaded with academics. It is theoretical and bookish. Sports and games have not become an indispensable part of our curriculum. Even at home, the students remain glued to television and electronic gadgets. They watch TV programs for…

Introduction To provide a clear context for this assignment, the focus will be on the question How are the changing values and visions of Physical Education reflected within new curricula?. To answer this question, there will be a clear outline as to what curriculum is, a view on why it needs to be considered and…

Chances are you have participated in or watched sports sometime in the past month the past week or maybe even today. Have you ever wondered why people are interested in sports? Why do people participate in and watch sports when there are seemingly more important things to pursue (e.g., working, caring for family, serving in…

Imagine being an elementary student who is told that they will no longer have recess or physical education. Instead, that time will be devoted to more time in the classroom. If you are like me, this news would be crushing as recess and physical education were the highlight of my school day. Schools are now…

The class Foundation of School Wellness Education is a course that is used to inform and teach students about the different models used in health and physical education throughout the years. Health and physical education began back in 368 B.C.E. with Plato (Stayer, slide 2). Plato was the whole reason health and physical education are…

Practices of physical activity among South African school learners are reported to be insufficient to promote health and prevent chronic diseases. South Africas 2014 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth indicates that less than 50% of learners (6 – 18 years) meet the recommended amount of 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical…