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Show VNVKltF.l iiAl,.riMK NOV. 4 i parent a'1? 'ou I .,U math' was " Physical Education Educa-tion Specialist "ah State Board The "new P-E- physical educa-,. educa-,. in our schools ;ri"ttie stand-around- turn kind of ! as softball, says is not wht were J; these new pro- hoxV some youns-1 youns-1 very active in a I while others just . ;d,he perito-y- "For ;;,0 are active, the 'ieis all right, sajs J they're not the vho need the ac-." ac-." the kids who just J ivatch who need it. -;it modern education-'0 education-'0 Leake believes .'should be tailored . possible to the in dividual leartUM-. In the area of physical education ho thinV the schools should omphusi.o more activities that will i.lst beyond the scheol years. What we re really h-yins- to do is develop de-velop a generation which has a love of regular activity in stead of a sedatary lifli he cnm me.nted, no'.ing that such individual indi-vidual activities as skiing skating, bowling, swimming' and dancing seem to stay wjth a person as he grows older. As part of the emphasis on individuality Leake, along with rcveral members of the s(af of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, have organized a two-day clinic' for Utah's physical education i.nd recreation teachers. The two-day "hands on" event will be held November 3rd and 4th at the University of Utah Special Spec-ial Events Center and Physical Education Complex. Six national nation-al physical fitness consultants will be in attendance to work with the Utah teachers in live, how-to-do-it demonstrations. The public's chance to view this refreshing new look in school activities will come Saturday, Sat-urday, Nov. 4th during the half-time show at the Utah vs. Arizona football game. Included Includ-ed in the show will be about 400 youngsters from Wasatch Front elementary schools demonstrating dem-onstrating various activities in time with music. The whole show will only last a few minutes, says Leake, but it should give those present a good idea of the ki.nd of thing we will be attempting to bring into Utah's elementary schools in the future. In our jealousness to provide the best academic education possible for our children, we frequently forget that all of that reading, writing and arithmetic arith-metic has got to take place vithin the body, he added. There is evidence that children, even preschoolers, who experience ex-perience a wide variety of movement education and exploration ex-ploration activity (what is commonly com-monly known as P.E. in our schools) possess an increased potential for learning. These Physically active yunte" have fewer reading problems and are better able toijeg academic learning into their daily lives. , |
