Jun 03 2008
Physical Education
State Departments of Education often have model curriculum frameworks and required learning hours for students in core areas. Physical education is no exception.
Right or wrong,in hard economic times, like much of the country, is currently experiencing, things such as art, music and physical education are reduced in the schools so that the schools can hire enough staff for core subjects.
In Florida this week, Governor Charlie Crist has signed a bill requiring Florida elementary schools to provide 30 minutes of continuous physical exercise a day for their students. It also requires middle schools to offer daily physical education to students beginning in the 2009-2010 school year.
It is a worthwhile goal but will the schools have the money to carry out the new requirements and, if they do, will it be at the expense of other programs?
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I agree! What’s the point of learning biology if we don’t make time for our own bodies?
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