Article of the Week- Phsyical Education

March 1^st, 2012
Article: Middle School Students Enjoy Wii in Physical Education Class
Article: N.Y. lawsuit questions safety of dodge ball

　

The first article, “Middle School Students Enjoy Wii in Physical Education Class”, talked about using the game wii game system in physical education class. The students play wii games that focus on aerobics and other gym activities. The article talks about the many benefits that wii has when it comes to gym class. This system helps with students who are impaired. I think that this is a great tool for students with impairments due to the fact that they may not be able to participate in a traditional gym setting. However, for students without impairments I am not so sure that I would be a supporter of using the wii. I am a person that values fresh air and interaction with others. I think that there is nothing like playing a kickball game with friends on a sunny day. Therefore, if my student were attending the school and he/she did not have an impairment that kept her from participating in gym I would much, much, much rather my child play out side and interact with others in that sense. However, I do agree that the wii has benefits, but I just feel that nothing compares to fresh air and the real thing.

The second article was called, “N.Y. lawsuit questions safety of dodge ball”. This article talked about the dangers of dodge ball and if it should be allowed to be played in schools. The article focused on a little girl who broke her elbow while playing the game. The question that arose was is dodge ball to violent to play in schools? Though I think that dodge ball is more on the aggressive side I don’t think that it should be banned from schools. I feel like there is a risk in anything that you do. Maybe what schools should consider is not making every student have to participate in dodge ball. The students who decide they want to play should be able to play and the students who would rather do something else should be free to do so.

A strategy I used while reading these articles were making connections. I connected my experiences in gym class with the topics discussed in the articles.

　

Citations

Luca, Andrei. (2012) “Middle School Students Enjoy Wii in Physical Education Class”
Retrieved from https://angel.evangel.edu/Angel/section/content/default.asp?WCI=pgDisplay&W CU=CRSCNT&ENTRY_ID=BF572788782C4029BE4A806A08F0C67C

　

Associated Press. (2004) “N.Y. lawsuit questions safety of dodge ball” Retrieved from
https://angel.evangel.edu/Angel/section/content/default.asp?WCI=pgDisplay&W CU=CRSCNT&ENTRY_ID=F3227809388B406ABF5569B69DA0AE20