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I've heard they've been cutting recess in elementary schools. Madness. Back in my elementary school days (the 90s) we had recess every day and I think we had PE three days a week. In middle school we had PE every day except Friday.
Recess and PE in school was like break from class when I was in school, they could have dropped it and it wouldn't have made a difference. The physical activity after school is where the bulk of the excercise came from.
Recess and PE in school was like break from class when I was in school, they could have dropped it and it wouldn't have made a difference. The physical activity after school is where the bulk of the excercise came from.
Yeah I agree. I remember PE, waiting in a long line for a chance to kick a ball or something. Hardly worth it. I got more exercise walking to and from school..
I think some school should experiment by putting the fat kids into the same classes and the normal-weight kids into other classes. Keep this up for a few years, maybe 4th grade to 7th. Then compare test scores and IQ levels and publish the results in Newsweek.
Recess and PE in school was like break from class when I was in school, they could have dropped it and it wouldn't have made a difference. The physical activity after school is where the bulk of the excercise came from.
This was a small, small elementary school which probably makes a difference. I know we used to go out and run around, play four square or dodgeball, or try and brave the monkey bars. PE was also pretty all-inclusive.
This was a small, small elementary school which probably makes a difference. I know we used to go out and run around, play four square or dodgeball, or try and brave the monkey bars. PE was also pretty all-inclusive.
My elementary school was fairly small two, two classes per grade. The auditorium, gym and cafeteria were all the same room. Basically the same thing you describe but it really didn't compare to the activity after school.
I walked to school every day right up until I got my drivers license, for HS it was a 1 mile walk. The bus stop was nearly as far so I just walked to the school...
I was definitely at my most fit when I did cross country in 7th and 8th grades (practice every day after school), tennis in 9th grade (again, every day after school) and lifting weights on my own in 11th grade.
Isn't it obvious? Cartoons and clowns and toys are used by fast food corporations to imprint brand recognition on small children starting with thousands of commercials aimed at them by the time the child is 3 years old. This will lead to the desired result- The Nag Factor: children who endlessly bug their parents to "take me to McDonalds!!!" which will then lead to exhausted parents bringing their kids to McDonalds where the children become hooked on the junk food-- via copious amounts of salt, fat, and sugar -- which will then turn the child into a lifetime obese customer addicted to salt, fat, and sugar. The child, addicted to McD's Frankenfood, grows up and will then bring their own children to McDonalds to continue the junk food habit throughout their natural lives until they all die of a heart attack at the age of 45.
If we can ban Joe Camel in the name of public health then we can certainly ban Ronald McDonald, both of which serve the exact same purpose: to get kids addicted to unhealthy cigarettes/junk food.
Isn't it obvious? Cartoons and clowns and toys are used by fast food corporations to imprint brand recognition on small children starting with thousands of commercials aimed at them by the time the child is 3 years old. This will lead to the desired result- The Nag Factor: children who endlessly bug their parents to "take me to McDonalds!!!" which will then lead to exhausted parents bringing their kids to McDonalds where the children become hooked on the junk food-- via copious amounts of salt, fat, and sugar -- which will then turn the child into a lifetime obese customer addicted to salt, fat, and sugar. The child, addicted to McD's Frankenfood, grows up and will then bring their own children to McDonalds to continue the junk food habit throughout their natural lives until they all die of a heart attack at the age of 45.
If we can ban Joe Camel in the name of public health then we can certainly ban Ronald McDonald, both of which serve the exact same purpose: to get kids addicted to unhealthy cigarettes/junk food.
So in other words... because people don't want to take responsibility for what they feed their children.
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