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Recreational Sports Facilities & Physical Education SAVE Taxpayers’ Money!

Physical Education Update

You may have been involved in a such a debate – whether your local government should invest in local sports facilities – perhaps to be housed on your school property. And that cost greatly outweighs the cost of prevention investments such as multi-use sports facilities and qualified physical education teachers.

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Adapted Physical Education – The Call For Inclusion

PLT4M

He specializes in creating training and physical resources for physical education teachers to promote the inclusion of students with disabilities. Secondary conditions occur as a result of a primary disability and can include pressure sores, pain, diabetes, hypertension, osteoporosis, and obesity.

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Should Physical Education Be Required?

PLT4M

Physical education teachers have long tried to leave the term and memories of “gym class” behind them and spotlight their quality physical education programs. It should not be the sole burden of physical education teachers to solve the problem of sedentary students, childhood obesity, and other physical and mental health problems.

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Should PE get a 'divorce' from HPE?

Learning Through Sport

Teacher ability to teach for and subsequently expect movement skill attainment seems less obvious. In creating HPE, PE has been opened up to influence by agencies outside education that are interested in it as a site for health and physical activity interventions to address the “obesity crises”.

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