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Choices for Students

Choices for Students. Improving Physical Education in Schools. Taking Action. Prevalence of overweight among children and adolescents ages 6-19 years. Childhood obesity has tripled over past 30 years 16-33% of children are obese Schools focus more on nutritional food choices Budget cuts.

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Choices for Students

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  1. Choices for Students Improving Physical Education in Schools

  2. Taking Action Prevalence of overweight among children and adolescents ages 6-19 years • Childhood obesity has tripled over past 30 years • 16-33% of children are obese • Schools focus more on nutritional food choices • Budget cuts Vigorous Physical Activity for Adolescents by Grade Level: 2001 Note: Vigorous physical activity is activity that made students in grades 9-12 sweat or breathe hard for 20+ minutes on 3+ of the past 7 days. I = 95% confidence interval.

  3. A Different Approach • Changing the Physical Education program • More variety Etc.

  4. Who Should Listen Teachers School Boards Education Professionals The Cost The Epidemic A Different Approach According to Active Living Research, as of the year 2006, “Only 3.8% of elementary schools, 7.9% of middle schools, and 2.1% of high schools were offering daily PE (Active Education Par. 3). Instead of trying to change the types of foods that children eat, why don’t we change the way that they live? Childhood obesity rates in the United States have tripled over the past thirty years. A reform in physical education classes in schools Ways to Save When schools do not have the funds to hire on new employees to teach physical education classes, they should fill the positions with in staff personnel. Many schools and school districts have teachers with expertise in sports, yoga, or dancing that would be willing to teach such physical education classes. Elementary, Junior High, and High Schools should offer a greater variety of physical education classes. Instead of requiring fitness for life, or adopting a fitness test in order to receive a physical education credit, schools should offer classes such as dance, volleyball, basketball, yoga, soccer, gymnastics, etc. that would count as physical education credit in school. “Between 16 and 33 percent of children and adolescents are obese” (Obesity in Children and Teens Par. 1). The Benefits The benefits of this plan will be a visible decrease in childhood obesity rates, and better performance in schools.

  5. Outcomes • Students will enjoy healthier, happier lives • Better balance will lead to academic success • A healthier populace will lessen the financial burden of obesity on the health care system • The life expectancy of Americans will increase

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