Talk:Physical literacy

Margaret Whitehead's input
I've edited this entry to acknowledge the whole story of PL, in particular to show Margaret Whitehead's considerable input behind the concept. Hope this is OK with everyone. Will encourage Northern Ireland to contribute to the worldwide section, as they are doing some great work there. Wizz100 (talk) 20:12, 11 March 2012 (UTC)

Fringe theory
This appears to be some quack theory put forward by a small number of people. The article is also very badly written. For example, many of the supposed attributes that are listed are not attributes at all. Example:

"A physically literate individual will display the following attributes[1]: -All human beings exhibit this potential. However, its specific expression will depend on individuals’ endowment in respect of all capabilities, significantly their movement potential, and will be particular to the culture in which they live."

This is not an attribute. An attribute is something like "has brown eyes" or "is tall". This is merely a repetition of the rather vague point of view of the writer. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.147.242.151 (talk) 20:44, 28 April 2012 (UTC)


 * The IP editor has a point: As it stands, the article is not encyclopedic. The "concept" appears to be nothing but a collection of current preferences of some educators. Many choices seem patently arbitrary: Why, for instance, is skating/skiing included, but not diving? Why skipping but not climbing? Why striking but not pushing? Why catching but not pulling? Nothing in the article indicates that these preferences are backed up by any facts or any actual research. &mdash; Sebastian 05:12, 15 February 2016 (UTC)

Section of beaver droppings removed
I removed this bit of nonsense. Being physically literate requires an understand of existentialism and phenomenology? It's based on Monism? I think it's something to do with movement and analysis of one's immediate environment? Or something like that? This whole article looks like somebody smoked pot prior to editing it.

"Philosophical framework Physical literacy is founded on a strong philosophical platform, namely a belief in monism and a rejection of dualism. The principle that our body is as significant to life as our intellect is central to the concept of physical literacy. This is very much in line with current research which sees our embodied dimension as integral to who we are and all we do, in no way being merely a servant of our intellect. Thus at the heart of physical literacy is a commitment to the holistic nature of the individual. Furthermore, physical literacy relies heavily on an understanding of both existentialism and phenomenology. Fundamental to existentialist belief is that individuals create themselves as they live in and interact with the world. Phenomenologists understand that every individual will perceive the world from the unique perspective of their previous experience. These tenets are the platform on which physical literacy is built.[2]"Kurtdriver (talk) 16:54, 16 June 2017 (UTC)