Fall 2000, Vol. 3, No.1	Secondary Physical Education
PE-News E-mail Digest PE-News is a biweekly digest bringing you the latest news and reminding you to view the current PELINKS4U web site. If you are not already receiving the digest please e-mail us with your name and type "Subscribe" in the Subject line of the message. Please send the addresses of colleagues who might also be interested in PELINKS4U so that we can inform them about the site. Featured Articles Attention Deficit Disorder Solutions Thanks to a new study, doctors may be able to provide better treatment for kids with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Researchers found that a simple brain scan can better identify whether a child needs to be prescribed medication or not. Obesity Epidemic Increases Dramatically in the United States Obesity (defined as being over 30% above ideal body weight) in the population increased from 12% in 1991 to 17.9% in 1998. The highest increase occurred among the youngest ages (18- to 29-year-olds), people with some college education, and people of Hispanic ethnicity. "The important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, the important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well. To spread these precepts is to build up a stronger and more valiant and, above all, more scrupulous and more generous humanity." - - De Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic Games Click here to join the Bulletin Board for PE Teachers	Editorial Some years ago Daryl Siedentop of the Ohio State University and a leading authority on public school physical education suggested that high school PE faced the threat of extinction. Since then we have witnessed a decline in required secondary PE and in some States the total elimination of a PE graduation requirement. PELINKS4U plans a forthcoming feature on the status of high school PE in the USA. You are invited to send us stories of programs that continue to thrive and also news about program eliminations. Featured Web Site Naperville Central School Take a tour of the typical PE facilities available in high schools throughout the country - not! Here's a sight to turn most of us green. We just hope that Paul Zientarski and his PE staff at Naperville HS in Naperville, Illinois appreciate what they've got. Who Said This? "Many teachers seem to have the mental constitution to enjoy watching rows of mechanically arranged children executing their mechanical movements to command or in rhythm...While this coordinated movement is attractive to the spectator, what relationship does it have to the child's life or education?" (First person to guess correctly wins one of our newly created PELINKS4U T-shirt! E-mail us your best guess) Teaching Notes PE Projects for 6-8th Graders Jeff Grotenhuis explains Lake Shore Middle School's unique PE oriented electronic assignments. Fitnessgram Learn more about this system for recording and reporting health-related fitness in a way that does not humiliate or embarrass students. From "Great Activities" Baseball Lacrosse Barbara Wardwell who teaches at R.J. Lockhart Elementary School, Massapequa, New York, describes a lacrosse lead-up game to practice cradling, catching and throwing.	Secondary PE News Polar Heart Monitor Workshops This summer several workshops will be offered illustrating the use of heart rater monitors in middle and high school PE. Check out thePELINKS4U calendar for more locations. National Board Certification Interested in becoming nationally certified? The National Board is currently developing portfolio entries for three new certificates. Physical educators are invited to participate in a pilot project. Hot Ideas From PE Central Fitness Challenge Kevin Mikelbank and Rick Sonn who teach at Winnequah Middle School in Monona, WI.started the Fitness Challenge program in the 96-97 school year. Swimming at the YMCA Kay Winfield who teaches PE at the downtown Presentation Academy in Louisville, KY.always wanted to offer swimming as part of her physical education curriculum. Here's how she did it. Secondary Workshop 21st Century Secondary PE Offered by Bane McCracken, the 1997 NASPE Secondary Physical Education Teacher of the Year, and Dr. George Graham. This workshop is designed to help middle and high school PE teachers develop secondary physical education curriculum geared towards lifetime wellness/fitness. Olympic Games Olympic Games History Based at Tufts University here is a web site that allows you to compare ancient and modern Olympic sports, tour the site of Olympia as it looks today, learn about the context of the Games and the Olympic spirit, or read about the Olympic athletes who were famous in ancient times. Miscellaneous Contributors Wanted!! PELINKS4U welcomes articles, letters, ideas, conference dates and reports, suggestions for links and any suggestions for site improvements. Help to support quality physical education by contributing to this site.

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