Goodbye kickball, hello yoga: Schools overhaul P.E. curriculum
Many Long Island schools are revising their physical education curriculum to encourage lifelong fitness. They have replaced traditional team sports with yoga, Pilates and bicycling in an effort to promote healthy living and curb the increasing rate of obesity.
New York Times, The | 01/08
This story published in Accomplished Teacher® by SmartBrief on 01/12/2009
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