PLT4M

AUGUST 22, 2023

Only 26% of high school-aged students attend PE classes 5 days a week. 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.

Physical Education

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

As a result, students will have better physical health, mental health, and improved academic performance. ” But recess is just as important as any other subject or activity we want to get done during a school day. .” High school students could have 5-minute movement breaks in 4 classes and a 40-minute PE class.

Physical Education

AASP

DECEMBER 15, 2023

This increased focus on performance has many athletes and parents choosing to forego multi-sport participation to focus on a single, main sport as early as elementary school. </p> According to the NCAA, only 2% of high school athletes receive a scholarship. Unfortunately, the odds are not in your favor.

Sports

Stanford Childrens

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

In elementary school, Juliana was diagnosed with a learning disorder, which she had to work hard to overcome. It wasn’t until high school that she felt fully mentally and physically caught up. We were constantly going to the pediatrician,” she remembers.

Elementary School

PLT4M

JULY 15, 2022

.’ As schools tried to play catch up on core subjects, physical education (PE) took the proverbial back seat. At the same time, headlines started to pop up about the pandemic’s mental and emotional toll on students and its impact on overall academic performance. But we need to have PE teachers backs!

Physical Activity

PLT4M

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Per the CDC, physical education is an academic subject just like math, science, or social studies, “It (PE) is an academic subject characterized by a planned, sequential K–12 curriculum (course of study) that is based on the national standards for physical education. This can still be a piece of high school pe lesson plans!

PE

Teen Health 101

MAY 22, 2022

Resistant/ acting out when doing academic or school-related activities. The , Mayo Clinic states, “A child who doesn't learn to add in elementary school won't be able to tackle algebra in high school. Lack of basic coordination. Difficulty remembering what someone just told them. Slow to learn new skills.

Elementary School

PLT4M

JULY 21, 2023

Not only is physical wellness on the decline, but we are also seeing an increase in mental illness, declining academic performance, and troublesome classroom behavior issues. For example, many high school physical education classes are elective offerings. More on that later!

Physical Education