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Saturday, May 5, 2012

ScienceDaily: Living Well News

ScienceDaily: Living Well News


Students more likely to be fit when physical education is mandatory

Posted: 04 May 2012 02:20 PM PDT

Fifth graders in California public school districts that comply with the state's mandatory physical education requirement are more likely to have better fitness levels than students in districts that don't comply, according to a new study.

Parents important in steering kids away from sedentary activities

Posted: 04 May 2012 02:19 PM PDT

Parents can have a significant impact in steering young children away from too much time spent in sedentary pursuits.

Are educators showing a 'positive bias' to minority students?

Posted: 04 May 2012 11:30 AM PDT

A psychology professor's research indicates that public school teachers under-challenge minority students by providing them more positive feedback than they give to white students, for work of equal merit. The study involved 113 white middle school and high school teachers in two public school districts in the N.Y./N.J./Conn. tri-state area, one middle class and white, and the other more working class and racially mixed.

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