1. PE classes alienate the students who the classes are supposed to teach. Anyone who is slightly overweight is immediately intimidated by PE classes. We lose them around first grade. 2. PE teachers focus on competition and team sports. They discourage students from listening to their body when they are in pain. They discourage students […]
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PE Classes Are Useless For Obese Children–As They are Taught Today
America knows that childhood obesity is a problem. But recognizing the problem is not enough to understand how to avoid it. One way to avoid making our children fat is to completely change the way physical fitness is viewed and taught in schools. PE classes are especially useless for the kinds of children who end […]