Should Physical Education Be a Required Course For High School Students?? by Patrick Phillips https://padlet.com/patrickphillips6590/bjgc87yelldk By Patrick Phillips en-us 2018-03-14 11:28:27 UTC 2018-03-14 14:17:05 UTC hello@padlet.com Fast Facts patrickphillips6590 https://padlet.com/patrickphillips6590/bjgc87yelldk/wish/241803793 According to the US Department of Health and Human ServicesThe national recommendation is that children and adolescents aged 6 to 17 years should have 60 minutes (1 hour) or more of physical activity each day.]]> 2018-03-14 11:34:27 UTC https://padlet.com/patrickphillips6590/bjgc87yelldk/wish/241803793 Fast Facts patrickphillips6590 https://padlet.com/patrickphillips6590/bjgc87yelldk/wish/241804568 Students that exercise on a daily basis are less likely to develop health conditions such as: heart disease, cancer, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and obesity ]]> 2018-03-14 11:36:57 UTC https://padlet.com/patrickphillips6590/bjgc87yelldk/wish/241804568 Fast Facts patrickphillips6590 https://padlet.com/patrickphillips6590/bjgc87yelldk/wish/241806654
  • In 2015, 51.6% of high school students attended physical education classes in an average week, and only 29.8% of high school students attended physical education classes daily.

    • ]]>     2018-03-14 11:42:43 UTC https://padlet.com/patrickphillips6590/bjgc87yelldk/wish/241806654     Why Is Physical Activity Important?? patrickphillips6590 https://padlet.com/patrickphillips6590/bjgc87yelldk/wish/241807582 Students who are physically active tend to have better grades, school attendance, cognitive performance.]]> 2018-03-14 11:45:05 UTC https://padlet.com/patrickphillips6590/bjgc87yelldk/wish/241807582 patrickphillips6590 https://padlet.com/patrickphillips6590/bjgc87yelldk/wish/241809523 2018-03-14 11:49:46 UTC https://padlet.com/patrickphillips6590/bjgc87yelldk/wish/241809523 patrickphillips6590 https://padlet.com/patrickphillips6590/bjgc87yelldk/wish/241810369 2018-03-14 11:52:07 UTC https://padlet.com/patrickphillips6590/bjgc87yelldk/wish/241810369 What do Student's Parents Think?? patrickphillips6590 https://padlet.com/patrickphillips6590/bjgc87yelldk/wish/241810814 “In a period with a significant public debate about the content of educational reform, it is significant that many parents feel that more physical education is needed in the schools.." 
    Robert Blendon, Richard L. Menschel Professor of Health Policy and Political Analysis at HSPH]]>     2018-03-14 11:53:03 UTC https://padlet.com/patrickphillips6590/bjgc87yelldk/wish/241810814     patrickphillips6590 https://padlet.com/patrickphillips6590/bjgc87yelldk/wish/241812784 2018-03-14 11:58:28 UTC https://padlet.com/patrickphillips6590/bjgc87yelldk/wish/241812784 The Benefits of PE in Education patrickphillips6590 https://padlet.com/patrickphillips6590/bjgc87yelldk/wish/241816143 2018-03-14 12:07:19 UTC https://padlet.com/patrickphillips6590/bjgc87yelldk/wish/241816143