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I’ve been lots of different sizes over the years, from extra large, to fat, to obese. Never during any of that time did I claim to be a physical education teacher. However, it has come to my attention that there are a great number of these couch potatoes whose job is soley to whip young children into shape.
Someone please explain to me the technique where you tell kids, during their only period of exercise at school, that if they aren’t absolutely silent they won’t get to do the next activity. This grand idea of the instructors is followed by tubby walking up and down the line with his arms folder over his girth waiting for 5 – 10 minutes while children are expected to sit (during PHYSICAL EDUCATION) until everyone, even the ADHD kids, are as still as possums. Then and only then they all get to jump up and play kick ball or whatever for the remaining 20 minutes.
Where did this so-called teacher learn this award-winning motivational tool, from 19th century English Nuns?
If you think our kids are fat, forcing them to sit still when they should be running until their out of breath doesn’t help. Math and science aren’t the only subjects where the American education system has failed…
Another note for teachers of all subjects, if you cannot pass the class you are attempting to teach in, you shouldn’t be there. That includes running laps with 8 year olds!
