Physical Education In Elementary Schools Essay

The Impact of Physical Education in Elementary Schools While Physical Education is required in most states and stricter guidelines and recommendations are being pushed to schools, what is actually occurring in those classes and the impact they are having on students is very concerning. Physical Education is defined very differently among schools and the daily priority it is given is declining. Implementing physical education in elementary schools that is actually beneficial is very important to the health and future of our children. We, as educators, should be concerned because I believe that the classroom dynamics will change if physical education is implemented in a successful way and enforced among schools. There are fundamentals that are taught in physical education classes that we, as teachers, do not teach. In addition, physical education gives the children a break from the classroom setting. It allows them to release energy and they can experience activities that incorporate teamwork and trials that they may not see or face in the classroom. Having physical education in schools is only going to …show more content…
Twenty-minutes of daily recess cannot serve as the children’s’ daily physical activity and certainly cannot replace the physical education classes, as one can see at 74% of schools researched from 2009-2012 (Turner, Johnson, Slater, & Chaloupka, 2014). The impact physical education is having on children across the country in elementary schools is very poor and it stems back to the professional capacity and how we prep our teachers for the physical education profession. This is a very important role in schools and it needs to be more encouraged in certification and qualifications need to be enforced and met by all