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02-11-2003, 07:54 AM
Schools Lack Health Focus
By Gregg Bish
GOPUSA News
February 11, 2003
WASHINGTON (GOPUSA News) -- With America battling an ever-increasing obesity problem, a recent study by the National Institutes of Health finds that the problem might have some roots in childhood education.
The study revealed that children had only two physical education classes per week, finding that on average, third-grade students spend only twenty-five minutes engaged in physical education programs.
Worse, an analysis of time spent in physical education found students spending only 4.8 minutes of each class engaged in vigorous physical activity. The remaining time was spent on such diverse activities as "knowledge," skills practice, and management, with the greatest allocation of time spent in organized play.
According to the authors of the study, "management" amounted to "preparing the children to play," activities such as forming a line, or moving from one location to another. "Knowledge" training constituted the teacher explaining the game or activity to the students.
Full Story (http://gopusa.com/news/2003/february/0211_phys_ed.shtml)
Should schools be expected to be responsible for the whole child or just to educate the child?
By Gregg Bish
GOPUSA News
February 11, 2003
WASHINGTON (GOPUSA News) -- With America battling an ever-increasing obesity problem, a recent study by the National Institutes of Health finds that the problem might have some roots in childhood education.
The study revealed that children had only two physical education classes per week, finding that on average, third-grade students spend only twenty-five minutes engaged in physical education programs.
Worse, an analysis of time spent in physical education found students spending only 4.8 minutes of each class engaged in vigorous physical activity. The remaining time was spent on such diverse activities as "knowledge," skills practice, and management, with the greatest allocation of time spent in organized play.
According to the authors of the study, "management" amounted to "preparing the children to play," activities such as forming a line, or moving from one location to another. "Knowledge" training constituted the teacher explaining the game or activity to the students.
Full Story (http://gopusa.com/news/2003/february/0211_phys_ed.shtml)
Should schools be expected to be responsible for the whole child or just to educate the child?