Outlines

This part of the study guide is designed to give you an overall outline of the way the topic of exercise and education is presented in the texts in your assignment. In what follows, we will summarize the two texts (a video and an article).

I: Pumping Up The Brain

“Pumping Up The Brain” is a video report published by CBS News in 2009, which discusses the importance of physical education in schools.

New studies reveal that physical exercise helps the brain function better. As a result, a school in Illinois has developed a program that gets students moving and learning.

The school has introduced PE classes before academically challenging classes like math, to help students perform better.

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II: Phys Ed Cuts May Leave Children's Health Behind

“Phys Ed Cuts May Leave Children's Health Behind” by Jodi Noffsinger is an article published on the website of Fox News in 2005.

The article discusses the effects of cutbacks on PE classes in American schools. These cutbacks were a result of lack of funds and the “No Child Left Behind” policy promoted by the Bush administration. The measure is focused on achieving strict testing requirements in core subjects such as English and math, and discards courses like PE.

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