Read the following article on the importance of physical education and physical activity in school-aged children https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/physicalactivity/physical-education.htm.
You will also review the different laws surrounding physical education/activity in schools in your home state (Texas) and the different states.
Answer the following questions in at least 400 words combined:
1. Answer the following: based on your own knowledge, do you think physical education and/or physical activity should be regulated and mandated at primary (K-5) and secondary schools (6-12)? Why or why not?
2. Read the following article regarding physical education and physical activity in children: https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/physicalactivity/physical-education.htm. Then, summarize the benefits of physical activity in children per the CDC. Do you agree or disagree? Did this article change your initial answer from Q1?
3. Each state/country has different laws regarding physical education requirements in elementary (K-5) and secondary schools (6-12). Physical education may be in the form of recess or in structured physical education classes (or both).
4. *Research the laws for your home state (Texas).*
What are the laws, in any, regarding physical activity and physical education for both primary and secondary schools? Include minutes per day/week/school year.
4. Based on the CDC article linked above and your own knowledge, do you think the laws in your state are adequate, inadequate, or require too much physical activity in primary and secondary schools? Explain. Should there be exceptions for children who play sports outside of school hours? How would you regulate/verify that?
6. *Choose a state on the opposite side of the country from the state you researched for Q4.*
What are the laws, in any, regarding physical activity and physical education for both primary and secondary schools in that state? How do the 2 states compare or differ?
