EDUC 220 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Summary Judgment, Physical Exercise, Distributive Justice
15 Nov 2016
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Physical exercise and recess, academic reasons for encouraging children to exercise. Research on physical activity and cognitive development has found that systematic exercise programs may enhance the development of specific types of mental processing known to be important for meeting challenges encountered both in academic and thought the lifespan. Better behaviour within the classroom is found from students who have more or longer recess breaks, this was also found true when controlling different variables (gender, ethnicity, class size, etc). Found to be extremely beneficial to children with attention-deficit hyperactive disorders (adhd). A reason for concern in regards to physical activity for children is the increase in childhood obesity. The influence of family begins before birth. Scientists are discovering the effects of this first environment - the role of the expectant mother"s level of stress, nutrition, smoking, alcohol and drug intake, exercise, and general health in her infant"s development.
