The Importance of Providing Students with Physical Education Classes
The importance of providing students with physical education classes.
COM 156
April 10, 2011
Student athletes should be required to take physical education classes like the rest of the school. The very important values that students learn through physical education classes are something that sports cannot teach. If schools do consider an exemption, they must decide what to include in their exemption status. The main role of a student is to learn during his time at school is to learn. Students that are exempt from physical education often do not have to fill the extra time in their schedule with any meaningful classes. Until there is an effective way for students to gain the education outside of the classroom exemptions are hard to support. Once, one considers all the factors they will find that it is best for students to be required to take physical education classes.
Physical education class’s requirements are changing to promote wellness over a lifetime something that a sport cannot achieve. “Classes and activities that provide physical activity (e.g., marching band, ROTC, cheerleading, school and community sports) have important but distinctly different goals than physical education” (NASPE, 2006). If schools will provide any exemption what criteria do they have to base the exemption on? Does any extracurricular activity that requires any amount of exercise count for an exemption? Since sports are a voluntary activity students can also skip practices with little to no recourse. However, when a student takes physical education classes often attendance is part of what makes up the grade. It is important that every student is involved in learning the importance of physical activity throughout his or her life time. Although some of the school’s coaches may be physical education teachers not every sport is coached by them. The students not coached within a physical education class by a physical education teacher will miss out on the goals of gym
COM 156
April 10, 2011
Student athletes should be required to take physical education classes like the rest of the school. The very important values that students learn through physical education classes are something that sports cannot teach. If schools do consider an exemption, they must decide what to include in their exemption status. The main role of a student is to learn during his time at school is to learn. Students that are exempt from physical education often do not have to fill the extra time in their schedule with any meaningful classes. Until there is an effective way for students to gain the education outside of the classroom exemptions are hard to support. Once, one considers all the factors they will find that it is best for students to be required to take physical education classes.
Physical education class’s requirements are changing to promote wellness over a lifetime something that a sport cannot achieve. “Classes and activities that provide physical activity (e.g., marching band, ROTC, cheerleading, school and community sports) have important but distinctly different goals than physical education” (NASPE, 2006). If schools will provide any exemption what criteria do they have to base the exemption on? Does any extracurricular activity that requires any amount of exercise count for an exemption? Since sports are a voluntary activity students can also skip practices with little to no recourse. However, when a student takes physical education classes often attendance is part of what makes up the grade. It is important that every student is involved in learning the importance of physical activity throughout his or her life time. Although some of the school’s coaches may be physical education teachers not every sport is coached by them. The students not coached within a physical education class by a physical education teacher will miss out on the goals of gym
References: National Association for Sport and Physical Education. (2006a). Opposing Substitution and Waiver/Exemptions For Required Physical Education. Reston, VA: Author. Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy. (2011). PE Exemption. Retrieved from http://www.cvcaroyals.org/site.cfm/Academics/Curriculum/PE-Exemption.cfm National Association for Sport and Physical Education. (2003a). What Constitutes a Quality Physical Education Program. Reston, VA: Author. CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY I certify that the attached paper is my original work. I am familiar with, and acknowledge my responsibilities which are part of, the University of Phoenix Student Code of Academic Integrity. I affirm that any section of the paper which has been submitted previously is attributed and cited as such, and that this paper has not been submitted by anyone else. I have identified the sources of all information whether quoted verbatim or paraphrased, all images, and all quotations with citations and reference listings. Along with citations and reference listings, I have used quotation marks to identify quotations of fewer than 40 words and have used block indentation for quotations of 40 or more words. Nothing in this assignment violates copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property laws. I further agree that my name typed on the line below is intended to have, and shall have, the same validity as my handwritten signature. Student 's signature (name typed here is equivalent to a signature): Gary Huffer