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Obesity! Diabetes! Heart disease! Almost everyone agrees that kids need to move around more, but it seems people are having a hard time agreeing on how kids should move around. Especially when it comes to PE class.
The website for PE Central has a "wall of shame" where they post a list of games and activities that they say are inappropriate for PE. Games like dodgeball, Red Rover, and tag make the "shameful" list.
Others, like sportswriter Rick Reilly, poke fun at people who make these sorts of lists, calling them "new age whiners" and "Politically Correct twinkies."
Check out what both sides are saying, and come to your own conclusions. What do you think? Are games like dodgeball and Red Rover inappropriate? Or do we really need to reconsider what we think are "healthy" games?
I believe dodge ball is an inappropriate game to play during P.E. because it is dangerous. When people play dodge ball they usually get hit with a ball and get hurt. P.E. is suppose to be a class were you get exercise without getting hurt. There are other ways to get the needed exercise without playing dodge ball.
ReplyDeleteAlthough dodge ball can be dangerous no one said that in P.E you wouldn't get hurt. In order for kids to be successful in life the need to understand that you WILL get hurt. If tomorrow's leaders are scared of getting hit,falling,or just pain in general the whole world might as well be wrapped in a giant sock an filled with cotton balls. All I'm saying is that if they don't experience pain at an early age once they get older and fall off their beds it will hurt more than it should. Although it hurts pain can be goo for you.
ReplyDeletePain may be useful, Kimana. But what would you say to those who argue that kids ENJOY causing pain to others? That they use dodgeball as an excuse to bully other kids?
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What would you say to Kimana's point that pain can actually be helpful? What are the drawbacks of shielding students from any situation where they might experience pain or failure? Is there some sort of middle ground?
I like dodge ball but when kids play these days it really is dangerous. Even though the teachers say don't throw above the waist kids start throwing the ball above the waist a hitting others in the face. I don't think that it is inappropriate for all ages, but I don't think that the littler kids should be able to play they are the ones that will end up getting hurt.
ReplyDeleteI don't think that dodgeball should be on the wall of shame because the kids that get hurt are the ones that never payattention and there the ones that are talking during the game.
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