The return of the dreaded gym shorts
For all of you wondering whatever happened to good ole fashion recess, Oregon's governor is attempting to bring it back.
Gov. Ted Kulongoski has signed a bill that will require all the school districts in his state to provide minimum amounts of physical education in elementary and middle schools. The story found here states that for elementary schools, it's a 150 minutes per week minimum. For middle schools, it's 210 minutes per week; all in an effort to help fight childhood obesity.
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Illinois and Texas currently mandate increased minutes in P.E.; Florida and Oregon are on the way.
It is important that we highlight programs of high quality. P.E. is no longer the short shorts and climbing a rope. Rather, it is or should be, a study of fitness concepts and fundamental movement patterns applied in a variety of activities with all focus coming back to the individuals personal fitness and athletic goals.
Think of it this way, if you joined an exercise club most people wouldn't sign up for a plan that let them go only on Monday's from 9:50 - 10:35. Exercise is a daily practice that isn't practiced outside of P.E. for many of our children.
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