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PE Takes Shape: Exploring School-Based Physical Education

PE Takes Shape: Exploring School-Based Physical Education Physical Education (PE) in schools has seen some interesting changes over the years in response to society, politics, and our understanding of health. Let's explore some of the most notable ideas, studies, and events that have helped shape PE in the U.S. today. 19th Century Physical Education Physical education in European countries Germany, Sweden, Denmark, and England in the late schools started 1700s At this time, U.S. schooling was still focused exclusively on reading, writing, and However, as the U.S. industrialized, it became less common for people to work labor intensive jobs, making it necessary to find alternative means to stay in shape - hence an elevated interest in physical activity arithmetic In 1825 Charles Beck was the first PE teacher hired in the US It wasn't until after the Civil War that the first legislation passed requiring physical education in California schools (1866) It was about overall bodily fitness PE in its early stages was recognized as gymnastics and calisthenics Exercise periods were required in some schools 2x per day 20th Century Physical Education 1950s These tests included leg lifts, sit-ups, trunk lifts, and toe touches PE in schools really vamped up around the 1950s, after a series of physical fitness tests were issued in the U.S. and Europe The results were shocking! 56% of American students failed at least 1 portion of the test While only 8% of European students failed at least 1 portion of the same test 1950s With that, President Eisenhower established the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports as an attempt to battle this now very apparent problem PE moved away from gymnastics and became more focused on games, sports, and dance JFK built off of Eisenhower's PE initiatives (1961-1962) and developed a proposed PE curriculum For 1 school year (1961 - 1962) a quarter of a million schoolchildren across This curriculum was formed with the help of 19 major U.S. educational and medical organizations 6 states adopted the Presidential Fitness Test This effort helped shift America's attitude about fitness and brought about a positive and energetic effort to enhance physical education in schools 21st Century Physical Education From 1991 to 2003 the number of high school students participating in daily PE classes dropped from 42% to 28%, in part because of a nationwide shift in emphasis toward more academic subjects 28% 60 minutes The Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the 2012 Shape of the Nation Report recommended that children ages 6-17 should receive at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity daily PEP (Physical Education for Progress) was first passed in 2001 with $5 million in grants for school physical education programs After 13 years, a total of nearly $900 million was raised to help schools and communities rebuild quality PE programs There is an effort to restore PEP funding for 2016, and supporters are contacting Congress using this site: http://www.congressweb.com/shapeamerica/4 In 2014, $78 million was allocated to PEP; however, PEP funding was not granted for 2015 2$ Todays innovative and effective PE programs are characterized by: ***** Alignment to National Standards Never teaching elimination (SHAPE America National Standards) for PE games (i.e. no dodgeball in PE) Progressive skill building (i.e. teamwork, communication, critical thinking) and skill-based assessments Not using exercise as Fitness tests used as student punishment assessments several times throughout the year measuring improvement and not grades Incorporation of technology (i.e. performance analytics apps, fitness tracking wearables, and more) Recreational fitness" centers placed in schools for staff and students For more information on PE standards and creative suggestions for teaching 21st Century Physical Education, visit SPARK PE| Www.sparkpe.org Resources: http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/npao/strategies.htm http://www.shapeamerica.org/standards/pe/ http://www.health.gov/paguidelines/guidelines/chapter3.aspx http://www.livestrong.com/article/395445-how-has-exercise-changed-from-the-past-to-the-present-for-school-children/ http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/physicalactivity/facts.htm http://toastpedanzy.weebly.com/pe-history.html http://www.faqs.org/childhood/Pa-Re/Physical-Education.html http://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK/JFK-in-History/Physical-Fitness.aspx?p=2 http://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/whats-new-in-pe/ http://www.phitamerica.org/ http://www.shapeamerica.org/standards/guidelines/apppracticedoc.cfm

PE Takes Shape: Exploring School-Based Physical Education

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Physical Education (PE) in schools has seen some interesting changes over the years in response to society, politics, and our understanding of health. Let’s explore some of the most notable ideas, s...

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