Physical fitness is important for people of all ages. Physical fitness is especially important for young adolescents ages twelve to twenty-one. One way for young adolescents to obtain a vigorous activity is through school. Having physical education in schools effects young adolescents mentally, phys...

Importance of Physical Education"Ninety million adults, in the United States alone, are overweight and/or obese." (Smith) With the spread of obesity has come an increasing amount of diseases and health conditions. Those that are overweight suffer form cardiovascular disease, type two diabetes, hyper...

Required Physical Education Class How important is a physical education class for a college student? For most college students it doesn't seem too important. Some students don't have much time in their schedule to take a class they will not need. But most likely college students coul...

Physical Punishment Does Not WorkPhysical punishment is something that has been argued by parents, doctors, and teachers for years. Many parents feel that the child is theirs and they should be able to do what they want. Some parents think that a child is a blessing and should be treated with lovi...

I believe that Elementary School physical education is an essential curriculum for the development of all children. Early physical education classes provide children with a medium for progression from the random play stage to the eventual organized game and eventual structured learning. Througho...

There are contradicting view points regarding whether or not physical education should be mandatory in high schools. Some believe that, students in high schools should not be force to take physical education class because that will make them feel embarrassed and humiliated. This argument fails to a...

Students need physical education in high school Some students think it is not necessary to take physical education in high school. These students believe that they have nothing to gain from this class, but that is simply not true. Physical education teaches young adults skills like sportsmanship,...

I recently went for a run, as I often do, and found myself listening to the sounds of my breathing as I breathed in, and breathed out. Each breath was to me a symbol of what I can teach, and what I have been taught by my efforts in physical education. I learned to control each and every i...

When people think of education, they usually think of learning in school. Ever since we first entered school, we have been brought up to believe that how much we learn in school will determine our future. School is what we have learned to be a tool in what we will know and how we will apply oursel...

About five years ago, I was sitting in my middle school classroom and chatting with my friend. I can not forget about my physics teacher; she was not pretty, and she was not that impressive. When I met her the first time, the weather was freezing. I fell about three times that day because of the ic...

Homophobia is a problem in public school systems, denying homosexual students a safe learning environment. Everyday a student is discriminated against because of his sexual orientation. Gay, lesbian and bisexual students are being verbally, physically, and academically abused. Homophobia is takin...

First Degree Reiki (Sho Den) In the West level one, for beginners, teaches works that are on the physical level. The main purpose of this degree is focus on the physical body. This in turn assists the body with opening up and accepting the Reiki/pranic energy transfer, especially in larger quantit...

To the best of my knowledge, the United States is the most diverse country in the world. Every year, thousands of immigrants come to the United States. My family is among those immigrants. My father and mother were at the age of sixty five and fifty when we entered the country. They had many difficu...

How to go about developing a community within a physical education classroom setting.Each physical education classroom setting makes up its own community. Acommunity is a group of persons that are supportive of each other, take responsibility fortheir actions, cooperate with, and trust one another. ...

Motor abilities can be defined as innate and enduring. Motor skills, however, can be learned and developed through repetition. Combining a number of motor abilities develops these motor skills, and with practice these skills become perfected. In children, these skills are unfamiliar at first, but...

The common public school is improving, but it is not without its faults. President Bush and company have created the "No Child Left Behind Act" to improve the quality of public schooling, but we feel our plan, "School Should Be Better Act," is better. "No Child Left Behind...

Violence is defined as physical force exerted for the purpose of violating, damaging, or abusing. In the world of today, numerous violent incidents happen everyday. However, what troubles the community the most, is the increasing numbers in specifically school violence. Many shootings and abuses tha...

Eng. Comp. I Taekwondo Taekwondo, usually thought of by most people as just a way of fighting, and as being a brutal sport. People consider it brutal because of all the kicks, punches, throws, and arm and wrist locks; they usually aren't open minded enough to see the way it benefits pe...

My philosophy on childcare is that, when becoming a teacher you should be focused on the well being of the child and the process of caring for the young adolescent. By helping a young child grow and learn through Physical care, Nurturing, and Guidance a teacher will obtain a sense of achievement, th...

Experiences March 27, 2001 There are many different methods of learning. Many people think that books can teach a person everything they need to know, through thoughts and words. Sanders, however, thinks that the best way to learn is not from books, nor computers, not even teachers, but from ...

Our country is fighting some serious battles with our young children. We have very young children who are struggling with weight issues and type 2 diabetes. This is not only detrimental to their health but also to their self esteem. There is another battle we are fighting, and that is that too m...

The education system has been failing students as time passes. In high schools, teachers fail to make students feel passionate about education. Every morning, it is the same thing, forty minutes here or an hour there to sit in a classroom and learn virtually nothing because students do not find the ...

Two years ago there was a student in my school I will call "Aaron." Aaron was a serious behavioral problem. He would repeat offensive phrases over and over, for instance repeatedly saying "Miss Murray farted! Miss Murray farted!" He would look around to see if the other students were paying atte...

Could you imagine having your family and children grow up poorly educated with a lack of social and recreational interaction, not being able to get a doctor when needed, and inadequate experience to new jobs in this fast-paced, changing world? Living in a big city would be b...

Diversity is increasing in this country, and many colleges are working to accommodate individuals that are 'different' in some way. This can include race and religion, but also addresses ethnicity, various handicaps, and primary language spoken. There are more and more individuals today that are ...