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Physical Activity And Academic Performance

PLT4M

Exercise and academics are often seen as two completely separate things in education. But the relationship between physical activity and academic performance could not be more intertwined. Therefore, schools must embrace the connection between physical activity and academic performance for students to reach their highest potential.

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Why I Embrace a More Inclusive and Empathetic Teaching Style in Physical Education

SHAPE America

I am a proud alum of the New York public school system who was nourished and supported by the amazing efforts from teachers, coaches, professors, and community members who guided me. As a child, I was privileged and fortunate to have attended elementary school and middle school in one of New York City’s most diverse districts.

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5 Simple Ways Principals Can Prioritize Health and Wellness This School Year

SHAPE America

And, despite clear research demonstrating the positive impacts of health and wellness on academic achievement , schools may be tempted to put critically important physical activity programs on the back burner. Several years ago, our school experienced an increase in discipline. Don’t do it! We make time for it.

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Should Physical Education Be Required?

PLT4M

Instead, Shape outlines physical education as “an academic subject that provides a planned, sequential, K-12 standards-based program of curricula and instruction designed to develop motor skills, knowledge and behaviors for healthy, active living, physical fitness, sportsmanship, self-efficacy, and emotional intelligence.”

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A School Without Limits: Young Patients Travel Far to Learn Without Leaving Their Bedside

Stanford Childrens

In collaboration with the hospital teachers accredited by the Palo Alto Unified School District, Faith Collins, a former elementary school teacher, visits up to 10 student patients from ages 8 to 18 every school day, providing an hour of supplemental instruction with VR headsets.

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Health Benefits Of Physical Education In Schools

PLT4M

Social-Emotional Health – 87% of public schools reported that the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted student socio-emotional development during the 2021-22 school year, with classroom disruptions due to misbehavior at the top of the list. Academic Performance – Improves attention and memory.

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Withholding Recess and Physical Activity

Arizona Health and Physical Education

A typical school day for most students is very structured and filled with academic demands. But, on any given day, an untold number of children in elementary schools nationwide have all or part of their recess revoked for infractions such as failing to finish their work, talking out of turn or not following directions.