K-12 Zone

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Who is the biggest loser?





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Sarah Viren

2 Responses

  1. Ed T. says:

    At the risk of sounding like a broken record: when they are younger, how about let’s let them *go out and play*, instead of that regimented exercise stuff and threatening to keep them inside and sedentary as a form of punishment? Young children seem to be very adept at using their muscles (somewhere I read that this is a biological thing), but just as we tend to stifle their minds, we do the same to their bodies.

    As far as the older ones go, try this:

    1) Quit treating physical activity as some sort of punishment (quite common when I was in school.)

    2) Allow them to have a full range of athletic activities (e.g. don’t ban certain contact sports simply because of a fear of lawsuits.)

    3) Allow them time to shower and clean up afterwards!


  2. This program was meant to jump start the kids and motivate them to just try……and once they see that they have the power to change themselves, they can use that experience and feeling later to do it on their own. They need to believe in themselves.

    The money provided the impetus, the time period was short enough to keep their attention yet long enough to see results. And with this school, it was cost effective.