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    The document discusses the importance of physical education for teens' health and development. It provides evidence that physical activity can improve academic performance by increasing concentration, attention, and self-esteem. The document then examines how two different schools, High Tech High and non-High Tech High schools, structure physical education. High Tech High does not require PE but offers electives, allowing students to choose their lifestyle. While this gives students autonomy, it may lack physical activity's benefits. Non-High Tech schools require daily PE, believing it improves academics, health, behavior and social skills, though some argue it reduces academic time. The document concludes by suggesting goals for High Tech High to increase physical activity requirements and education.

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    The document discusses the importance of physical education for teens' health and development. It provides evidence that physical activity can improve academic performance by increasing concentration, attention, and self-esteem. The document then examines how two different schools, High Tech High and non-High Tech High schools, structure physical education. High Tech High does not require PE but offers electives, allowing students to choose their lifestyle. While this gives students autonomy, it may lack physical activity's benefits. Non-High Tech schools require daily PE, believing it improves academics, health, behavior and social skills, though some argue it reduces academic time. The document concludes by suggesting goals for High Tech High to increase physical activity requirements and education.

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    AllieChazen

    Dec.7,2014
    InterviewFindings

    Qualityphysicaleducationisimportantforteenstolearnaboutthebody,andhealthyhabitsthat
    youcanfollowthroughinlife.PEexpandsyourawarenessinthehealthaspectoflife,whichisusefulso
    thatyoucansupportyourselfwhenyouarestressed,hungry,bored,curious,andfindingshowto
    approachcertaintopics.Pg.1515,Themechanismsbywhichstudentsmayimproveacademic
    achievementasaresultofincreasedphysicalactivitythroughphysicaleducationincludeincreased
    arousalandreducedboredom,whichmayleadtoincreasedattentionspanandconcentration.Increased
    activitylevelsmightalsoberelatedtoincreasedselfesteem,whichcouldbeexpectedtoimprove
    classroombehavioraswellasacademicperformance(16).Lastly,physicalactivityisimportantforthe
    mindtoreleasestresschemicals,tohavefun,tobehealthy,andtoreducethechancesofhealth
    problems.

    HighTechHighstructurestheirphysicalactivityasanoption.HTHdoesntrequirePE/PA,but
    wedohaveelectivesthatgiveusanoptionforparticipatingin/outsideofourschoolforeveryhalfquarter
    ofasemester.Wearethenallowedtochangeintoain/outsideelectivewhenitisthattime.FromwhatI
    knowHTHschoolsdidhavemandatoryPE/PAbutsomepointintheyearsdisregardedthis.HTHfeels
    thatthestudentspickhowtoleadtheirlifestyleinschool,andifweneedacademicsupport,orjustdon't
    wanttodoaPAduringschool,thenwecanfindthetimeoutofschooltoparticipateinPA.Pg.1,Yet
    advocatesforschoolbasedphysicalactivityprogramsarguethatallocatingtimefordailyPEdoesnot
    adverselyimpactacademicperformanceandthatregularexercisemayimprovestudentsconcentration
    andcognitivefunctioning.36TherearebenefitsanddrawbackswiththisstructureofHTH.Onemain
    benefitswithhowHTHstructurestheirPE/PAwouldbethat,weasstudentsarelearningtobeawareof
    whatweneedinlifetoachievegoalsandsuccessiftheymeansparticipatinginacademiccoaching,
    and/orgoingtoofficehours.SomedrawbackswouldbethelackofPAwhichcanleadto
    being/containingthesameormoreamountofstress,notbeingfitandhealthy,lackofconfidence,lackof
    awarenessoftheworldaroundyou,anddecreasescoreonphysicalfitnesstest.

    NonHighTechHighSchoolsstructuretheirPE/PAdifferently.ManyschoolsrequirePAintheir
    scheduleforeverygrade.Theyfeelthatstudentscangetapositiveoutlookofacademics,presentlife,
    andfuturelifestyle.Therearebenefitsanddrawbacksinthiskindofschoolstructure.Somebenefitsare,
    theyfeelthattheneedofPAhelpswithbuildingconfidence,increaseintestscores,awareness,manage
    withstress/behavioriscontrolledbetter,andimprovementonstudentssociallylife.Lastly,some
    drawbackswouldbewhenstudentsthatwanttofocusonjustacademics,andnothingelse,some
    studentstakecontroloftheirPAtimetostudyandignoreexercisingandlearning.Italsotakesahouror
    lessoftimeoutoftheschoolday,whichsomeparentsandstudentsdon'tfeelcomfortableabout.Pg.1,
    Only36percentofhighschoolstudentsmeetthecurrentrecommendedlevelsofphysicalactivity.7

    GoalsthatHTHcouldtakemovingforwardwouldbehavingrunningclubforelementaryschool,
    havemandatoryPE/PAforMiddleSchoolandlastlyforHighSchooltohavePE/PAthatsmandatory.Ifa
    studentneedssupportitshouldbeapprovedbytheteacheraswellasthedirectororprincipal.Another
    goalwouldbetohaveoneclassofPEwithdifferentmedicalexpertseveryweekthatMiddleandHigh
    Schoolshouldattend.HavingthiswillhavestudentsbecomemoreawareofPE/PF/PA.

    Source1:
    Coe,D.P,Pivarnik,J.M,Womack,C.J,Reeves,M.J,andMalina,R.M.(2006).Effectof
    PhysicalEducationandActivityLevelsonAcademicAchievementinChildren.Medicine&Sciencein
    Sports&Exercise,38(8).Retrievedfrom
    http://www.wafapower.com/scienceresearch/PE_academic_achievement.pdf
    Source2:

    Trost,StewartG.,Johnson,W.RobertFoundation.(2007).ActiveEducation:Physical
    Education,PhysicalActivityandAcademicPerformance.Retrievedfrom
    https://folio.iupui.edu/bitstream/handle/10244/587/Active_Ed.pdf?sequence=2

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