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with Jason Purcell Adjunct Professor & Master	The #1 children’s disease in America is Diabetes Type 2. Right now the number one disease in all of America with our children is Diabetes Type 2. The cure for this is exercise and eating healthy. The cure is literally sitting in our laps and it is still the number one problem in the US. This is something that needs to change. We need to teach our kids how to live healthy, and how to eat properly. We can’t just teach them, we have to show them and we have to make it fun for them. If it’s fun then it can turn into a life habit. If it isn’t fun it probably won’t stick with them. That’s why I love teaching martial arts as a PE class, because it’s fun and by the time the kids realize the work out is finished, they then realize they are tired and got a great work out. ********************************************* Is Physical Education all that important? This is a subject that I feel very passionate about. I have had many a parent tell me, “Well it’s just PE, who cares about PE? I’m more concerned with how my child is doing in math or the sciences. Those are the important subjects.” Every time I talk to a parent who feels this way I usually ask them, “How often do you let your kids play in traffic?” They usually look at me like I’m crazy and then respond, ”Never, what type of a question is that?!” To this I respond by saying, “Yes it is a stupid question. You would never let your kids play in traffic because you want them to live longer. Well I have some news for you. It is scientifically proven that if you work out, eat healthy, and stay in shape you can add ten to fifteen and even twenty years to your life! Even if you only added 5 years to your life wouldn’t that be something VERY important to show and teach your kids?! Calculus is a great subject, so is biology or chemistry. But none of those classes will add fifteen years to their life. Sure it might get them a great job, but if they are unhealthy and die at a young age what good did it do them? Physical Education can add years to your kid’s lives so I would say PE is one of the most important classes in all of schooling.”
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