The problem with linking phys ed to academics
My guest is Sean Slade, director of Healthy School Communities, a program of the ASCD, an educational leadership organization. By Sean Slade Student + Health = Academic Improvement. This equation is inherently correct. Though some educational columnists have downplayed or diminished the effect of physical, mental health and even social/emotional health on academic achievement, including an article by the Washington Post’s Jay Mathews, there is an abundance of evidence to show that students who are healthy will attend school more often, learn better and also do better on academic tests. Add to this long list of studies and reports recent publications from the Centers for Disease Control and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.