Why Kids Shouldn’t Sit Still in Class

Re:Why Kids Shouldn’t Sit Still in Class by burntsushi on Saturday April 08, 2017 @08:07AM (#14066533)

I went to school in the late 90s/early 00s, and there was at least as much movement as you describe. We had "gym" class every day (almost every day in high school), which was basically non-stop movement. We also had recess when we were younger, which again, was typically non-stop movement. If you played a sport (which a lot of people did), then there was even more movement.

No arguments here about the testing crap though. :-)

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Re:Why Kids Shouldn’t Sit Still in Class by 3131s on Saturday April 08, 2017 @12:31PM (#14067705)

I remember gym class containing not nearly enough movement. Every week was learning some new game and it took half the time each day to explain rules.

I worked in an elementary school a few year ago though and it's gotten worse. About 20 minutes lunch and 20 minutes recess, which was often canceled due to weather. The kids only had gym one week out of every three.

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Re:Why Kids Shouldn’t Sit Still in Class by mschuster91 on Saturday April 08, 2017 @12:44PM (#14067768)

(warning, German experience bias)

Additionally, obese, impeded or just untalented kids get mercilessly attacked by the other kids. The only ones to shine are the guys who go on soccer or basketball practice, and they're usually the guys going after "weaker" kids in the first place (which is easy when you got some muscle).

Usually it is one teacher responsible for the entire group of kids, which means that the teacher is busy the whole time explaining stuff to kids which means that inappropriate behavior gets unnoticed way too often.

Organized school sports/gym classes like the ones I had are beyond evil and next to useless, speaking out of more than enough experience.

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