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“The Association of state law to physical education time allocation in us public schools”
Journal Article
Malique Webster
September 3 2013
Northeastern state
Author: Kevin W. Dobb “The Association Of State Law To Physical Education Time Allocation In US
Purpose: To educate parents and children that staying active at a young age can benefit into adulthood, and how the amount of time spent in PE can vary from state to state. Summarization: schools in states with specific requirement laws averaged over 27 and 60 more PE mins/week at elementary and middle school levels. The health guidelines recommend at least 60 minutes of daily activity for children. According to researchers, it is estimated that over a third of children are overweight or obese. Children who are overweight now are more likely to become over weight as they grow into adulthood.as long as we have PE programs and physical activity, we can help maintain a healthy weight and weight loss for children so that they can carry that into adulthood and stay active. At a state level there are two official public polices, one is statutory laws which are laws enacted by the given state legisture and administrative laws which are rule and regulations developed by state executive branch agencies. Studies show that state physical activity has led to increased physical activity awareness and participation. At both the elementary and middle school levels, schools with codified law requiring a specific minimum amount of PE. Some schools require a fitness test at the end of the semester to see if students have been actually using their time productively and actively. Most PE programs require that students be physically active at least 50% of a class period. According to Kevin W.Dodd, author of “the association of state law to physical education time allocation US” states their data demonstrate that minimum requirement in state codified law was important at the
Journal Article
Malique Webster
September 3 2013
Northeastern state
Author: Kevin W. Dobb “The Association Of State Law To Physical Education Time Allocation In US
Purpose: To educate parents and children that staying active at a young age can benefit into adulthood, and how the amount of time spent in PE can vary from state to state. Summarization: schools in states with specific requirement laws averaged over 27 and 60 more PE mins/week at elementary and middle school levels. The health guidelines recommend at least 60 minutes of daily activity for children. According to researchers, it is estimated that over a third of children are overweight or obese. Children who are overweight now are more likely to become over weight as they grow into adulthood.as long as we have PE programs and physical activity, we can help maintain a healthy weight and weight loss for children so that they can carry that into adulthood and stay active. At a state level there are two official public polices, one is statutory laws which are laws enacted by the given state legisture and administrative laws which are rule and regulations developed by state executive branch agencies. Studies show that state physical activity has led to increased physical activity awareness and participation. At both the elementary and middle school levels, schools with codified law requiring a specific minimum amount of PE. Some schools require a fitness test at the end of the semester to see if students have been actually using their time productively and actively. Most PE programs require that students be physically active at least 50% of a class period. According to Kevin W.Dodd, author of “the association of state law to physical education time allocation US” states their data demonstrate that minimum requirement in state codified law was important at the