In response to the article in The Advertiser (7/8/13) on sport in schools, I would like to say how disgusted I am that the new National Curriculum for schools will not include sport as a compulsory subject for all students. As being a student who loves sports and knows the influence it can have, I believe that if it is not in the National Curriculum students can become obese or overweight, can get stressed, and it doesn’t give students a chance to interact with one another.
Firstly, students who are involved in sports usually have better social skills and are able to talk to other without feeling nervous or stressed. This is because sport can give students a chance to interact with others and get to know people a lot better. Students are able …show more content…
In an Australian Bureau of Statistics investigation in 2007, it were overweight or obese. This is a huge problem for young children as, in a person later life, it can result in diabetes, heart problems, and general sickness. Also in a National Health Survey the same year, it was found that 25% of students do little or no exercise, causing them to be overweight or obese.
Lastly, sport gives students a chance to learn about new skills. These new skills learnt at a young age can be a very helpful tool when these students get older as they may be needed in a life or death situation. Also, students who don’t have sport lessons can become really stressed about the amount of school work they get, and sport gives them a chance to break away from the stress. Would you want to stay stressed all the time because of some school work? No, I didn’t think so.
So in conclusion, students need these compulsory sport lessons as it allows them to be stress free for an hour, and not worry about the stresses involved in being a school student. Also, without these sport lessons for children, they feel like they are locked in a classroom where their only protection, is covering the book over their
Firstly, students who are involved in sports usually have better social skills and are able to talk to other without feeling nervous or stressed. This is because sport can give students a chance to interact with others and get to know people a lot better. Students are able …show more content…
In an Australian Bureau of Statistics investigation in 2007, it were overweight or obese. This is a huge problem for young children as, in a person later life, it can result in diabetes, heart problems, and general sickness. Also in a National Health Survey the same year, it was found that 25% of students do little or no exercise, causing them to be overweight or obese.
Lastly, sport gives students a chance to learn about new skills. These new skills learnt at a young age can be a very helpful tool when these students get older as they may be needed in a life or death situation. Also, students who don’t have sport lessons can become really stressed about the amount of school work they get, and sport gives them a chance to break away from the stress. Would you want to stay stressed all the time because of some school work? No, I didn’t think so.
So in conclusion, students need these compulsory sport lessons as it allows them to be stress free for an hour, and not worry about the stresses involved in being a school student. Also, without these sport lessons for children, they feel like they are locked in a classroom where their only protection, is covering the book over their