Physical Education Aims for Active Lives, Fewer Painful Memories　(2/2)


In two thousand six, a study found that only four percent of elementary schools provided daily physical education all year for all grades. This was true of eight percent of middle schools and two percent of high schools. The study also found that twenty-two percent of all schools did not require students to take any P.E.

Charlene Burgeson is the executive director of the National Association for Sport and Physical Education. She says one problem for P.E. teachers is that schools are under pressure to put more time into academic subjects.

Also, parents may agree that children need exercise in school. Yet many parents today still have bad memories of being chosen last for teams because teachers favored the good athletes in class.
But experts say P.E. classes have changed. They say the goal has moved away from competition and toward personal performance, as a way to build a lifetime of activity. These days, teachers often lead activities like weight training and yoga.

Some parents like the idea of avoiding competitive sports in P.E. class. Yet others surely dislike that idea. In the end, schools may find themselves in a no-win situation.  

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2006年,一项调查发现只有4%的小学全年给所有年级的学生安排了每日活动时间。8%的初中和2%的高中学校也存在这样的情况。调查还发现, 22%的学校根本就不要求学生参加体育课。

Charlene Burgeson是全美运动和体育教育协会的执行理事。她说,体育老师面对的一个问题是学校在重压之下不得不把更多的时间分配给文化科目。

另外,家长赞同孩子在学校进行锻炼。但因为老师通常青睐体育好的学生,很多家长至今保留着班级里分组时最后才被挑选上的不愉快的记忆。

然而,专家说体育课已经发生了改变。他们说体育课的目的从竞技转为个人表现，而把其当作一种建立终身运动的方法。现在, 体育老师经常带领学生进行如负重训练和瑜伽之类的锻炼。

一些家长支持不在体育课里教授竞技体育的想法。但另一些家长却完全不赞同。结果,学校可能会处于一种两头不讨好的尴尬处境。





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