User talk:Bootydaddy01

Removing physical education from schools in favor of more academic rigor is bad for our children, their future, and our nation. As schools move to more rigorous academic programs, physical education classes during the school day are taking a back seat. This is of great detriment to our nation’s children whose only chance at physical activity is through physical education programs at school. Children living in poverty are affected the most in that extracurricular physical education programs are costly and at times unaffordable. A lack of physical activity increases child obesity rates as well as risks of early onset of diabetes. Parents are competing with video games, televisions sets, and unsafe communities to promote outdoor play. Keeping physical education in schools, for many children, is the only alternative to an otherwise sedentary lifestyle.