Physical Education
When it comes to our daily schedule, most people are not concerned if their workout is missed. That is because exercise is not a top priority to people today. This especially in schools. The majority of schools today do not worry whether or not gym is running smoothly. Most kids spend their time on the sides watching the athletic teams run around and verse one another all class. If that is ok with the school board, then what is the point of actually having a class. Physical education courses have an immense amount of potential for health and wellness, if only schools were curious as to what that could hold for students. Overall, schools that promote exercise could see an increase of confidence, stress relief, and …show more content…
Most children starting a new school or grade are very nervous, for example, when I switched schools I was beyond frightened of the new people I would have to interact with and eventually befriend. All that and I was in my sophomore year of high school! Imagine the worries of a young elementary school student. The fact that gym classes are spent sitting in rows doing nothing productive makes the situation worse for these shy students. When I decided to make running an almost daily habit during my high school gym class I was more sure of myself with the new-found strength I was creating for me. This strength, or more so stamina, gave me the confidence I needed to break out of my personally confined bubble that kept me from enjoying my time in school. Therefore, by having students participate in any physical activity they choose not only are students participating in a mandatory school program, but are actually building confidence that will help them throughout their …show more content…
It’s no secret that America is more overweight than not, but starting mandatory training in school could start to solve the problem. I have seen the movie “Super Size Me”, a movie about how terrible fast food really is for people, in health my freshman year and ever since then I have been eating better and exercising whenever possible. The fast food industry is just that, fast, and the average American is too busy to prepare their own meal, whether it’s a long day at work or with the kids so they turn to chains like McDonalds or Burger King which, from what I’ve seen in “Super Size Me”, honestly takes a toll on a person’s health. Apart from that, I believe that America’s problem is the reluctance to start working out, not the exercising itself. Required exercise, no matter how simple, could help children get that head start that they
When it comes to our daily schedule, most people are not concerned if their workout is missed. That is because exercise is not a top priority to people today. This especially in schools. The majority of schools today do not worry whether or not gym is running smoothly. Most kids spend their time on the sides watching the athletic teams run around and verse one another all class. If that is ok with the school board, then what is the point of actually having a class. Physical education courses have an immense amount of potential for health and wellness, if only schools were curious as to what that could hold for students. Overall, schools that promote exercise could see an increase of confidence, stress relief, and …show more content…
Most children starting a new school or grade are very nervous, for example, when I switched schools I was beyond frightened of the new people I would have to interact with and eventually befriend. All that and I was in my sophomore year of high school! Imagine the worries of a young elementary school student. The fact that gym classes are spent sitting in rows doing nothing productive makes the situation worse for these shy students. When I decided to make running an almost daily habit during my high school gym class I was more sure of myself with the new-found strength I was creating for me. This strength, or more so stamina, gave me the confidence I needed to break out of my personally confined bubble that kept me from enjoying my time in school. Therefore, by having students participate in any physical activity they choose not only are students participating in a mandatory school program, but are actually building confidence that will help them throughout their …show more content…
It’s no secret that America is more overweight than not, but starting mandatory training in school could start to solve the problem. I have seen the movie “Super Size Me”, a movie about how terrible fast food really is for people, in health my freshman year and ever since then I have been eating better and exercising whenever possible. The fast food industry is just that, fast, and the average American is too busy to prepare their own meal, whether it’s a long day at work or with the kids so they turn to chains like McDonalds or Burger King which, from what I’ve seen in “Super Size Me”, honestly takes a toll on a person’s health. Apart from that, I believe that America’s problem is the reluctance to start working out, not the exercising itself. Required exercise, no matter how simple, could help children get that head start that they