Physical Education

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This paper seeks to find evidence of the beneficial affects of well-rounded, physical education programs in elementary and secondary schools. By reviewing literature, news reports, and studies, it attempts to show that in order to create a scholastic environment, which is beneficial to the student for academic achievement, physical education should be included as part of the core curriculum.

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"For example, according to Maier (2001) 49 states no longer have a daily requirement for physical education. Illinois is a lone exception, and the school system is reaping the dividends for area schools there. In Naperville, a community 35 miles west of Chicago, residents feared that so much attention was being paid to physical education that test scores would drop. The concern however has proven to be misdirected. In 1999, the school district competed in the Third International Mathematics and Science Study with 38 countries and 14 school jurisdictions in the United States, and Naperville scored the highest in the United States on both math- and science-achievement tests and highest overall in the world in science."

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