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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tales from a mom and regular substitute in FCPS to include PE.

Your kids aren’t exercising and are basically sedentary. They get dropped off at the bus stop, then get picked up from Kiss n Ride after school. They’re not climbing trees, roller skating, biking, playing tag or pick up basketball until dinner. No - and this falls in demographic lines. Dinner is very late and typically fast food.

UMC kids will have after school supervised activities and maybe even sports but most all youth sports practices aren’t a full hour of physical exercise. Lots of standing around or even sitting out.

Lower MC and below will go back to their apartments and snack and play video games or watch tv. They aren’t playing outside alone or with friends because parent isn’t around and often they are the ersatz babysitter.

[b]Kids of all ages (save for very few) will routinely skip/sit out/refuse to participate in gym class. [/b]

Field days are now just mini carnivals with students wandering around eating snow cones and begging to go inside for card games and a/c.

Sixth grade dances have set up quiet rooms for those who’d prefer to sit and play cards. Same with All Night Grad parties. Always options to just sit out without being active.

[b]Recess - kids are at a loss and unsure what exactly to do with themselves. [/b]Terrible injures and collisions because they are unaccustomed to freely moving around and playing safely. Many uncoordinated kids who unable and embarrassed to be breathless and out of shape just sit out or sit on a bench. [/quote]

I’m not seeing this. I am UMC maybe wealthy. If anything kids seem extremely active and athletic. [/quote]

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