What a fascinating way to demonstrate one’s beliefs for a cause! Edutopia’s article, On a Mission to Link the Body and Brain in Education -- One Push-up at a Time, discusses how one individual has taken a stance and is trying to prove a valid point. Joel Kirsch, a 62 year old former sports psychologist for the San Francisco Giants and president of the Northern California-based American Sports Institute, has chosen to do approximately 50 miles worth of push-ups in California all in the name of promoting the importance of physical education and activity in today’s society. Moving about 1 mile a day, Kirsch is bringing about awareness that in order for students to academically succeed, they need to be fully engaged in physical activity.
Not only will the engagement of physical activity promote learning in education, it also teaches our students how to become healthy individuals, lower their medical costs and get a good night’s sleep without the use of pills or other medications. Who wouldn’t want that? Kudos to Joel Kirsch for actively promoting what he believes in!
http://www.edutopia.org/physical-education-advocacy-push-ups-kirsch
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