Online Physical Education

I think that online physical education should not be allowed for students to participate in. There are many reasons why P.E. is in the curriculum in almost all schools. As many people know, obesity in children is a huge issue around the world. I believe that if P.E. were to be online, this would only cause the obesity problem to increase. Technology is one of the main reasons why kids are less active and if we integrate the only activity they might have in a day with a computer, this will only make the issue worse.

The idea of online physical education makes sense, but there is no way of knowing that the children will adhere to their physical activity routines or follow along with the daily class activities that are planned. Online physical education would also take away social skills for the children. I remember when I was younger, I always thought of P.E. as a fun class where I got to play games, have fun, learn new skills, and socialize with friends while being active. I think taking this away from kids would take away from a fun part of their childhood.

Also, I feel that physical education is very hands on and may need many demonstrations for different skills that are being taught. Sometimes videos are hard to copy off of or learn from and without the children being in a classroom setting, they would not have a teacher available to help if any problems arose.