Teaching 2nd graders to ride bikes is now part of DC curriculum?

[Anonymous]

Seriously, what was the DEAL with the square dancing? How did it gain such a foothold in PE? I admit that the "real" square dancers I've seen are moving pretty fast, and I can see how it would be good exercise for them, but in my memory, we were moving at a walking pace in my elementary school version.
My kids have never done square dancing, and made me LOL from their looks of horror when DH and I told them we had to do it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seriously, what was the DEAL with the square dancing? How did it gain such a foothold in PE? I admit that the "real" square dancers I've seen are moving pretty fast, and I can see how it would be good exercise for them, but in my memory, we were moving at a walking pace in my elementary school version.
My kids have never done square dancing, and made me LOL from their looks of horror when DH and I told them we had to do it.

I LOVED square dancing! It's fun, you get to move and it allows kids who otherwise wouldn't ever learn anything about dance to try it out. Square dancing, along with the Virginia Reel, should be part of every elementary school curriculum.

[Anonymous]

Line dancing and square dancing don't require special shoes and it's a tradition that is part of American culture

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My concern is that DCPS will not provide the budget money to maintain these bikes. I have CP CPS get excited about a new program and then abandon it after a year I hope these bikes don't end up in a warehouse or that it falls to the pta to buy new bike tires

This is the second year dcps is providing a budget to buy new library books even. This is not a school districts that budgets with long term planning in mind

Don't you think Kaya would've had this figured out before she 'announced' it -- she's smarter than the average DC bureaucrat even if you disagree with some of her positions. I had to do 'archery' as well as square dancing at my MoCo school growing up (both so valuable) - and can't even ride a bike.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Line dancing and square dancing don't require special shoes and it's a tradition that is part of American culture

+1.