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"New Age Phys Ed"
I saw this on HBO "Inside Sports" last night and wanted to get everyone else's opinion on it. It seems there's a new school of thought in gym classes that competition and games that breed it should be taken out. According to these people, games that have winners and losers have no place in gym class. Instead, it should be purely fitness-based, with games that leave everyone on the same level when they leave, boosting self-confidence. Games like dodgeball, even traditional games like soccer, basketball, and jump roping are being replaced with tossing a balloon in the air, jump roping with no rope, and square dancing. The idea is that, at that age, it's not fair for the athletic kids to win week in and week out, with the non-athletic kids going home every day as losers.
What do you all think of this more feelings-friendly gym for kids?
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