Physical Education gets picked last in schools

It's too bad that it has taken me so long to realize that I should have stayed fit after retireing from the Army, instead of trying to catch up now. This article really says a lot about the lack of effort by our educators in schools today. I really hope by the time my Grand-daughter gets into the public school system, there are some serious changes and Physical Education is a higher priority.

Physical education experts say there’s little accountability for P.E. teachers in most schools. They say the classes are often poorly run, and students don’t spend much time in them anyway – even as American children grow fatter and more out of shape.

Nearly one-fifth of all high school P.E. teachers don’t have a major and certification in physical education, according to the most recent numbers from the National Center for Education Statistics.

The News Tribune

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