Earlier this year I came across this powerful video from ‘The Science of Love” called The Power of Compliments. I’m not very good at accepting compliments, and I’m not alone. People can be worried that accepting a compliment makes them seem self-absorbed or they shrug them off, not believing that the compliment is a genuine one. In …
Month: August 2015
Childhood Obesity
One in 3 children in the United States is overweight or obese. Childhood obesity puts kids at risk for health problems that were once seen only in adults, like type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease. Despite a downward trend in childhood obesity figures in recent years, alarming figures and cultural disparities still …
Goal Setting
Podcasting has definitely seen a revival among the PE & Health community over the past few months, and most recently @SHAPE_America even entered into the fold with a very promising podcast of its own. Of course, Jarrod Robinson, Joey & Nathan, and the Physedagogy crew are still churning out regular recordings, and along with Dr …
Nearing The Finish Line
Not to scare you or anything, but if the summer vacation was a 100 meter race, we have less than 10 meters to go, and in Usain Bolt terms, that's less than a second. Recently, one of my favorite education bloggers Ross Morrison McGill wrote his thoughts on what teachers actually do during the sumer vacation. …
No More Cupcakes For Birthday Parties?
This weeks guest blogger is Jess Lawrence, a former middle school health teacher and health education curriculum specialist for the Oregon Department of Education who is now an education consultant and Director of Cairn Guidance. I met Jess at the American School Health Association national conference in Oregon last year and look forward to meeting …
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