Overview

Young people in America are facing a health crisis of epidemic proportions—yet no one is taking action. Children are born as active, curious, imaginative beings with a built-in physical identity. Survival of the Fit offers a new and revelatory plan to nurture this identity and save the health of America’s youngsters. One of the keys to this plan is rebranding physical education (PE) and making it available for every child, every day, in every year of school. In addition to establishing historical references and a scientific basis for this rebranding, the author provides a downloadable template for PE classes at all school levels. He lays out a blueprint to help educators and parents bring this “PE revolution” to their school with no increase in the school budget. Sounding the alarm regarding America’s health crisis, Survival of the Fit explains how we can use existing tools, knowledge, and infrastructure to make needed changes with immediate results for every student, not just a privileged few. Everyone interested in seeing improvements in the physical, mental, and emotional health of our children will want to put this book to use. Book Features: Introduces the concept of physical identity, an inborn trait that animals from octopuses to humans are born with.  Presents the reasoning for restoring youth competitive sports to community control even for high school students.  Discusses how we can win the war against bad food and addiction to two-dimensional entertainment.  Showcases original research, as well as comments and criticism from active educators.

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Author:   Daniel Fulham O’Neill
Publisher:   Teachers' College Press
Imprint:   Teachers' College Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.306kg
ISBN:  

9780807764763

ISBN 10:   0807764760
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   18 December 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Contents (Tentative) Acknowledgments  xi 1. Our Physical Identities: Inborn, Important, and Impaired  1 Introduction: No STEM Without Fitness 1 Physical Identity and the Primitive Brain 4 The Power of Play 5 Timing Is Everything 7 Society and Identity 8 Children and Identity 9 Uncle Sam May Not Actually Want You! 11 2. The Rise and Fall of Physical Education 15 Evidence-Based Physical Education: Why Rebranding Is Needed 15 What We Do Not Do in Our Daily Lives (Baby Boomers Take Note!) 17 What Children Do Not Do After School 18 Mother Nature to the Rescue 21 They Don’t Have Time, and It’s Dangerous 21 What We Do Not Do for Work 23 The Adulting of Youth Play 24 A System Put in Place for a Very Different Time 26 Physical Education and Interscholastic Sports 28 In Support of Organized Sports: Making It Fun for All Participants 32 Myths and Identities: Do Not Expect Too Much from a Game 35 The Athletic Lottery Winners 38 Wild Game 40 The Right Side of History 42 What’s So Funny ‘Bout Peace, Love, and Understanding? 43 Don’t Become What You Eat 45 3. Roadblocks to Rebranding Physical Education in Today’s Schools 47 Experience vs. Expertise 47 Federal Input for Physical Education 50 Physical Education in American Schools Today 52 4.  Removing the Roadblocks: Establishing Rebranded Physical Education 70 Mother Nature’s Last Stand 70 Money, Money Everywhere, but Not a Drop for PE 71 PE: The Only Subject That May Need Standardized Testing 72 If You Can’t Teach, Don’t Teach PE: Goal Setting for the 21st Century PE Teacher 75 Contagions You Want to Catch 78 Competitive Sports Are Sports—They Are Rarely PE 79 Lifelong Activities 80 If Exergaming Is My Only Option, Give Me Football 82 There’s No Telling Where the Money Went 83 Follow the Money 85 If You Want to Know Something, Maybe Just Ask 88 Survey Says . . . 91 Mission Statement 96 5.  Revolutionizing and Rebranding PE for Physical Identity 98 Our School Is in Motion: A Social Contagion 98 Goals for the Rebranded PE 99 Sample Curricula 115 The Revolution Starts Now (and WILL be Televised!) 165 Think Globally, Act Locally 169 Mission Statement (Reprise) 170 Letters From the Front 172 Action List for Revolutionaries 177 Time and Money 178 References 181 Index 191 About the Author 199

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Everyone interested in seeing improvements in the physical, mental, and emotional health of our children will want to put Survival of the Fit to use. --Survival of the Fit

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Daniel Fulham O’Neill, MD, EdD, is board-certified in orthopedic surgery and sports medicine, and holds a doctorate in exercise and sport psychology.

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