Kids are ditching school just to avoid gym class. A recent report shows that Texas’s now-shuttered program Texas Fitness Now to increase Physical Education to five times a week resulted in the proportion of misbehaved students rising 7% and truancy spiking 16%. To teach kids to enjoy exercise, experts agree that P.E. should be “multifaceted and holistic,” going beyond traditional gym activities with “unstructured play,” nutrition classes, and more. (The Atlantic)
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