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Michigan Toughens-Up on High School Graduation Requirements

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It seems that everywhere we look in education, the requirements are toughing and higher standards are being placed into lower grade levels. While kindergarten children are now learning to read and seventh and eighth grade children are taking high school math courses, high school students are also facing tougher requirements to graduate. Just recently, seventh grade students in Tennessee attended meetings with their parents about new graduation requirements for high school diplomas. Michigan too is seeing some new standards placed into the high school credit requirements for a graduating diploma. Some students feel that they are being forced to fit … Continue reading →

Stereotypes of Physical Education Teachers

In society it is very common for the public to stereotype certain groups of people. Many stereotypes deal with a group of people that share something in common such as a profession, a race, or a community. Physical education teachers feel that they are among the stereotyped groups. Most imagines of physical education teachers are now far from the truth. Movies and television shows have helped the public create this image. The newest of movies depicting the typically stereotype for a physical education teacher is Mr. Woodcock. The characteristics of a basic physical education teacher stereotype includes unstylish sweat suits … Continue reading →

Fire Safety Inspection For Foster License

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One of the requirements of our foster license was to maintain a permit with the relevant fire fighting authority. During the period that we held the license, we moved to another home that was across a county line so we had to also learn the rules of a second jurisdiction. I mention that because different things were stressed by the two entities. The City of Houston sent out a Deputy Fire Chief. He had warned me when we made the appointment in regard to what he would be looking for. He was very concerned with having fire alarms in central … Continue reading →

Super Size Me? It’s a Symptom

You’ve heard of the Super Size Me documentary that came out a few years ago that detailed America’s obsession with excess and the cost of that excess. I know a great many people who were turned off of McDonald’s and more. But the idea behind the super size me consideration and obsession – there is another – far deeper problem and super sizing is just a symptom. My Daughter’s School When I went to elementary school, I remember that three days a week, we had physical education and two days a week, we had science. Sports received a greater emphasis … Continue reading →

Toughen Up P.E. Requirements

We’ve talked about the fact that just going to a physical education class in school isn’t enough as far as a child’s physical activity level is concerned. That they need more activity in their day from team sports to dancing to gymnastics and more. However, that does not mean P.E. classes need to be eliminated – instead the demands and rigors of the class need to be toughened. Why Do the P.E. Requirements need to be toughened? Just thinking back to my own days in a P.E. class, half the time was spent standing around and waiting for a turn … Continue reading →

Education Week in Review: June 7- June 13

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Education has made the news in several cases over the past week. While continuing the discussion about reading, I also threw in some tips about helping children make proper book selections. Issues were also discussed from Connecticut, Michigan, and the federal government. Sunday, June 8 Reading in the Second and Third Grade Classrooms This article continues the discussion of reading and how reading instruction should appear in the second and third grades. More Reading in Second and Third Grade Education.families.com/blog/more-reading-in-second-and-third-grade More reading skills and instructional tips are provided here for the second and third grade classrooms. Creating Story Maps This … Continue reading →

When Did Fitness Become Work?

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Why can’t fitness be fun anymore? A decade ago, we had a horse farm and I didn’t think about how many steps I walked in a day (in fact, I didn’t want to know). I worked outside every day, I hauled hay and horse feed; I worked with horses and I went riding. We would go out on long trail rides every other day or two. Sometimes we’d go for an hour and sometimes we’d ride for four hours. I didn’t ‘work’ out or put myself through the ‘grind.’ I was physically active and I got all the benefits of … Continue reading →

School Board Cuts out Lunch Choices

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I can remember the days of walking into the cafeteria line and picking up my tray. There were no questions of what I wanted on my plate or what I planned to eat that day. I simply got my food, sat down, and ate. Things are much different in school cafeterias today. The children walk in first thing in the morning and are given several choices for their meal that day. At 8:00 in the morning students are asked to choose between three to six meal choices. In the cafeteria the children must choose among about six different types of … Continue reading →

Tag is Back in the Game!

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Previously I began discussion in both article and forum form about the abolition of playing tag on the playground at Kent Gardens Elementary. The principal stopped the game after it became too aggressive. She said some students were getting hurt and others were being forced to play when they did not want to participate. The principal received many unhappy responses to her decision. While some parents were happy that the game had been stopped, others were not. The children were especially upset. They gathered a petition with over 160 names. The students held a protest and gave the principal the … Continue reading →

No More Tag at School

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Many of us can likely remember the countless hours on the school playground playing games such as Red Rover and Dodge Ball. Somehow the entire class would divide up into teams and begin to destroy one another either by hitting with the ball or breaking the lock of arms. Either way we were out for the win. Some students left school with bruises, bloody noses, scraps, and cuts. However the concept of dividing up and playing as a team stood strong and was important in our learning how to get along in the world. Today you will not see those … Continue reading →