Busy weekend so no rant..Sorry.
There are times when I just can't understand what cloud people are living on.
In Florida, they are actually discussing making "Physical Ed" optional in the school system. Can someone tell me what these sand fleas are thinking?
Have they not seen the reports that show the childhood obesity levels in this country are out of control? The only body parts that are thin on some of these kid's are their thumbs. Most of their time is spent on video games, and as for some parents that's just fine. As long as they are not bothered they don't see the problem. Some of these children are so obese they can't walk up a set of stairs without being winded.
One parent being interviewed said she is fine with PE being optional, her son skateboards all the time. What's that, one child out of a hundred? Naturally, not one parent of an "overweight" child was interviewed.
I am concerned that these fleas have their heads buried so far in the sand, that the problem has the potential to spiral out of control. And why?? Oh Yea, MONEY!
Has every local, state and federal agency in this country lost all perspective? Our children are the future of this country. We now want to cut education, head start programs, PE and many other things that have to do with education. Couple this with parent apathy and you do the math, we are heading for disaster.
We've already made children feel entitled, by the everybody wins mentality, you can see where that has gotten us. We now have children that everytime their feelings get hurt want to take drastic measures. We have not taught them to adapt. Now we can finish them off by killing off their self esteem, by making them obese.
Leave the damn PE in schools. For once think of our children's health, the cost is lower than the alternative..
I'm Done!
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