Physical Education Articles: Southeast Education Network

Melissa Murray, Ph.D. | 08/09/2011

For decades schools have provided numerous extracurricular activities for students. However, with an ever decreasing budget for education, school officials are questioning the benefit of offering these programs, including sports. In this brief ‘time out,’ I’d like to explore the benefits of sport participation before we take out the hatchet. Benefits of sport participation The benefits of sport participation were originally anecdotal accounts of personal experiences. However, with the influx of sport participants and the implementation of Title IX, researchers began a more systematic examination of the sport experience. Within the last 30 ye... Read More...

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Suzan F. Ayers, Ph.D. | 08/09/2011

The obesity epidemic has generated notable interest, as reflected in the First Lady’s Let’s Move initiative ( http://letsmove.gov/ ) which focuses on providing information so “...families, schools and communities [can] help kids be more active, eat better and grow up healthy. The Let’s Move in School project ( http://aahperd.org/letsmoveinschool/ ) developed by the national physical education professional organization, National Association for Sport and Physical Education/American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (NASPE/AAHPERD) is similar, yet limited in scope to school-based activities. Read More...

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Jean Blaydes | 08/09/2011

How do we motivate the unmotivated learner? Can we increase academic performance? Can we give every child every advantage to learn? The answers to these questions may lie in the neuroscience that supports the link of movement to learning. As educators, learning is our business. We must understand the basic functions of the brain as it applies to learning. How does the brain work? How does the brain remember and why do we forget? How does the brain develop? Where in the brain do we pay attention? When educators understand these concepts we can better teach our children. Read More...

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Hannah Rowley, RD, LDN and Sarah Kohley, MS, RD | 08/09/2011

There’s a food revolution under way, and in many schools it is students who are leading the charge. Today’s young people are concerned about the environment, as well as their own health. They seek to eliminate bottled water and promote recycling throughout the campus. They want the food they eat to be wholesome and sustainably sourced. That’s not to say they don’t enjoy their junk food; they do – just not a steady diet of it. Read More...

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Tammy Beasley, MS, RD, CSSD | 08/09/2011

Nearly one out of every three children in today’s classrooms is overweight or obese. Despite advances in agriculture and medicine, our children may be the first generation with a shorter life span than their parents — and many of their teachers. These statistics are sobering, but future projections can change if school administrators and teachers team up with parents and health organizations to tackle childhood obesity together. Small steps can make big changes in our children’s health and future, and these steps begin with nutrient-rich foods and daily play time. The first step to score against childhood obesity is to make every calorie coun... Read More...

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ADRIENNE AMMERMAN | 08/23/2010

(This is part three of a three-part series on school-based health care.) School-based health centers (SBHCs) provide primary care, mental health services, and sometimes oral health care to students where they are: in school. In the final part of this three-part series from the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care (NASBHC) we will explore how SBHCs are currently funded, some of the financial challenges they are facing, and how they will benefit from the health care reform legislation. Sources of Funding for School-Based Health Centers Research and evaluations have demonstrated that, in addition to being a common sense approach to ens... Read More...

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BETTY KERN, MS, CSCS | 08/23/2010

Have you ever wondered if it was possible to get teen girls excited about exercise and eating healthier? Do you think it is possible to successfully reach that student who “has never liked physical education class”? Here’s what some of the girls from Springfield High School in Akron, Ohio had to say about their “Personal Training Class” (a physical education elective for juniors and seniors). Read More...

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CHRISTIAN TASKE | 08/23/2010

“For me, the Academic Support Center is more than a learning center. It’s a place of peace and quiet, a refuge away from the bustling campus.” These words spoken by Chariya-Marie (Char) summarize what Notre Dame College’s Academic Support Center means to its students with learning differences. Char is one of 85 students enrolled in the center, which opened in 2006. Since then, it has helped students overcome learning disabilities through comprehensive services ranging from individual tutoring to action support groups and career advice. With adaptive equipment and personal attention exceeding those services required by law, the ASC unlocks th... Read More...

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CRAIG W. KELSEY | 03/31/2010

Occasionally, school administrators, teachers or parents, wonder why the education system engages in high school sports events, middle school physical education courses or elementary school playground activities. A reasonable response could be that these experiences allow children a controlled outlet of diversion and energy release that at the same time is directed toward the improvement of the child’s health. No doubt these observations are true. However, could there be more, much more value to these types of curriculums? Recently, Urban Meyer, the football coach at the University of Florida, was interviewed by the media concerning the Gato... Read More...

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KATIE R. CARONE | 03/31/2010

“Online PE? How does that work?” This is generally the first reaction we hear to the idea of online physical education courses. Admittedly, most people have visions of fingers working vigorously as students click a computer mouse or video game their way to a sedentary lifestyle. The term itself appears to be an oxymoron. However, online PE is not just a virtual workout. The goals are the same as a traditional gym class and the benefits are numerous. Read More...

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JAMES F. SALLIS, Ph.D. | 03/31/2010

Physical education (PE) is at the intersection of at least three major academic thoroughfares. PE has roots in exercise and sports science and represents a primary means of applying the science. PE is itself a pedagogical field and is practiced within educational systems. The public health field claims PE as a health intervention that is of increasing value due to the childhood obesity epidemic. Major intersections are often centers of culture and commerce, but the turf surrounding PE is often contested. Over the decades PE programs in universities have split from exercise science departments because they could not reconcile the science and ... Read More...

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By NANCY WHITE and SAM DEFILLIPPO | 11/20/2009

Would you be surprised to learn that 80 percent of school injuries happen on the playground, according to The National Program for Playground Safety? The majority of injuries are caused by falls — 70 to 80 percent — according to the National Playground Safety Institute (NPSI). over 186,000 children are injured in the United States every year says Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The types of injuries range from sprained ankles to fatalities. Read More...

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ROD WOODSON | 09/03/2009

As an NFL Network analyst and in my years as a professional football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, San Francisco 49ers, and Oakland Raiders, I have had the opportunity to travel the country. Over the past decade, I have been struck by the fact that no matter what city I visit, the parks are mostly empty. It seems to get worse and worse every year. Kids are just not playing outside the way they did when I was growing up. Read More...

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| 09/03/2009

In 2008, NFL Network (NFLN) launched Keep Gym in School - a national initiative dedicated to restoring Physical Education in America’s schools and raising awareness about the need for organized PE as part of each child’s complete education. School Adoption NFL Network, in conjunction with its local distribution partners and NFL teams, work with one school district in four cities to select a middle school for adoption. NFLN provides each deserving school’s PE program $50,000 for capital refurbishments, equipment replacements and upgrades, and instructor salaries using “need” as the primary criteria. NFLN and its partners also collaborate with... Read More...

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PAUL ROSENGARD | 09/03/2009

Like milk, isn’t physical education (PE) “essential” for kids? Doesn’t it contribute to their growth and development? So why are so many deprived of it? Also like milk, there are all different kinds of PE. There’s the “Let’s sit down and talk about how important it is to be active” PE, the “My kids love to play dodgeball and kickball” PE, and the “HI, I’m Coach Blood and Guts and welcome to my extension of athletic practice” PE. Fortunately, these examples of malpractice are going the way of the dinosaurs (previous descriptions were taken directly from the yearly plan at Jurassic Park Junior High). Today’s PE should provide: Read More...

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