John Paciorek, a P.E. teacher at a small private school in San Gabriel, California does not at first appear to be anyone out of the ordinary. An excellent teacher, he has taught physical education in San Gabriel for 30 years, …
Ken Reed, author of, “How We Can Save Sports: A Game Plan” has a pretty firm opinion on the popular gym class activity dodgeball. After the film Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story came out over a decade ago, there was …
School districts within Southern California are beginning to get on board with increasing physical education within its school systems. Redondo Beach Unified School District elementary schools have only recently hired certified physical education specialists. It has now hired both full- …
A P.E. teacher at Enterprise Elementary in Federal Way, Washington has come up with a very interesting way to get students at the school moving. For 15 years, teacher Tom Wallat has been encouraging his students to participate in exercise …
Common Core State Standards have caused a great deal of controversy since its implantation. While parents and educators may find issue with the new standards, it has had some positive effects in the education system. In California, for example, the …
A large percentage of New York City schools have recently been found to be in violation of the state requirements for physical education. The report is the result of Education Department surveys during the 2012-14 school years. Scott Stringer, the …
Lawmakers in the state of Minnesota are reviewing options to upgrade the physical education standards to aid in academic achievement and overall fitness and health. Organizations like the American Cancer Society, Healthy Kids Coalition and American Heart Association are behind …
Program budget cuts have proven to be a bane for academic institutions over the years. More often than not, educators find themselves caught between a rock and a hard place when their area of instruction takes a hit as a …
Teaching gym to special needs children is vitally important, but can be difficult given the unpredictability of students with a variety of disabilities. Greg Lukshaitis of Beaverton, Oregon has mastered this art. The Society of Health and Physical Educators just …