Want Smarter, Healthier Kids? Try Physical Education! | Paul Zientarski | TEDxBend 

im literally watching this for an at home pe assignment edit: yes i go to ereckson

This is mind-blowing as a future teacher. I wish every teacher would watch and learn from this.

Some people hate PE because their teachers are horrible. Or they have really low self esteem and confidence but the thing that annoys me the most is how people will simply call you lazy if you don't like PE. You don't know their story why are you judging, Belive me when you call someone lazy it doesn't help calling someone with low confidence it makes it worst. Some teachers don't like the students who don't do well in their class and treat them unfairly I've seen it before my own eyes.

Great talk and research! I hope the future of Phys Ed looks more like the program you described here.

Watching at 2x speed bc school Edit: Life Concepts

Exercise has been an integral part of my life since I was 13 years old. I'm now 49 and I can still maintain the same physical health and wellbeing that I had as a teenager. I believe that exercise is the key to achieving whatever goals you set for yourself in life.

I love Mr. Z and I was in this class when I was a freshman in HS. He is the best. Such an inspiration.

Thank you Paul. I’m about to retire from a long career in sales but I was originally a PE teacher Graduate of West Chester University where we always took great pride in our profession. Unfortunately I left the profession because I didn’t like being the potty break or discipline for other teachers. I’m passion is public speaking and I recognize the problem of inactivity and youth. I stumbled on your Ted Talk and I listened to it Three times. Now I know the message that I want to spread. You have inspired me to try to inspire others. Great job and Thanks

pov teacher sent you this link to answer questions to at 9:50

A must see for all principals and current and future physical educators!!!!!

I think this guy might be biased...

They should start school later in the day as well because it is very hard for most children to focus on learning new ideas early in the morning before they have a chance to get active and exercise.

At 7:53-8:10 "Exercise is like fertilizer for the brain... it's so good, it's like Miracle Gro". It is exercise that builds new brain cells, not new learning.

Great job Paul. Excellent presentation to a different type of audience. We need to do more to inform the public of the potential impact of quality health and physical education.

Great presentation! I'm glad there were sign language interpreters present. I'm an interpreter myself.

A lot of teachers will be inspired of this video! *thumbs up*

i just finished watching this presentation for my kinesiology class and i find it very inspirational i wish every P.E. instructor at every school in the United States shared his views; as well as every future P.E. teacher.

Thank you for assuring me in chasing a dream and how vital physical fitness is, not only for the body, but for the mind as well.

help me do homework: what is the change that was put into that school? pls help lol

yo who got the answers from Durant

Anyone here from eagles landing High

I'm going to become a physical education teacher.

Paul - Thank you from all of us who care about our nation's youth.

Thank you Paul for your inspiration. I am a student from Germany and am going to graduate in April. Also our teachers and most of the pupils do not take PE seriously. We have PE also only once a week and due to the inactive background of the majority of my classmates, the requirements have been scaled down by the PE teachers to enable everyone to pass the subject. The consequences of the inactivity of my classmates are as you have described obesity, psychological issues and increasingly poorer academic performance. Unfortunately, nobody wants to change this huge problem in Germany but your presentation gives me hope that we'll deal with this problem soon. I have almost completed my time in school but I am determined to implement your advice for my future life.

Lol my mom said I either have to do dance tutorials, go walk around a store for 2 hours, or watch physical education videos so. Here i am.

I told u the terminators are coming

I dispose pe as I was forced to have heart sacrificing left side for others in grade 10. Only needed 1 credit for hs. Never take pe or drama again.

This individual obviously never heard of Columbine or saw the movie "Elephant". Phys. Ed (so-called) is a recruitment ground for a whole host of evils. Abolish it NOW.

The brightest students drop phys ed class and the students who are not expected to do much in life are the ones who do take it. That's opposite to what people now say about exercise. How does that compute?

Educators understand this, politicians do not quite yet. But they are beginning to see the value of physical activity and the importance of.

Well done #Paul Zientarski. A powerful message for educators and parents. Daily quality PE for all students.

I guess he will be glad to know that I am one of the five percent of adults over the age of 25 to be in a sport, since I am 27.

Reminds me of the La Sierra P.E program

Super enjoyed this ted talk👌

Just wondering how riding a bicycle to school affects these phys ed courses and overall fitness?

Even though I already did the elliptical today the minute he said inactivity i started watching this standing up.

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Well great speech. i am a physical education teacher from India

great presentation coming from a student. my class and I usually drift away from whatever our teacher assigns us to watch or whatever. However the entire class had full attention to this video. Great discovery. I love it and I'd love to help actual good teaching that'll set students for success, not some made up math they'll never use.

Great sir I am an physical education teacher in India tq...

Really enjoyed this something I have felt for a long time.

Quien esta aca por el CLIL? :P

im not from ereckson but you guys surely meddled with the algorithm

How does what they did in that physical education class apply to the standards, and how to you measure participation if that is how you are applying a grade?

PE is great for some kids. For other kids it is a hardship. When I was in school I wasn't athletic, however I was forced to run a mile in PE. I collapsed after about a quarter of a mile. When a kid is not athletic no amount of PE will make him athletic, it will just cause him to suffer.

Fantastic! My program includes a teambuilding, fitness-based, small-sided game approach and I am thankful to see that thinking reaching a larger audience! Interested to learn more about the specifics of the LRPE approach.

anyone else here from their PE class this year

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When he says “strategically placed” what does this mean? PE first thing in the morning? In the middle of the day? I loved the presentation but wish he would elaborate more on when PE should be implemented for students. Maybe it is right before their math and reading classes?

and i thoght mincraft would build my brain cells

This guy is the coolest gym teacher I've ever seen.

It was enlightening to see him speak at CAHPERD 2019. Amazing!

wonderful inspiration ,gives emphasis on physical education in this present internet world

I think he is referring to kinetic learning styles.

One teacher's passion, another student's horror. 😂

I’m losing brain cells dude

Very inspiring. Thank you

I love this, the kind of physical Education is very important.

America needs this more than ever!

the important means to keep fitness

Great opening!

So very nice.

Reminds me of the book "Game Changer" by Phil Lawler

Purely & simply inspirational :)

CYBER DAY PEOPLE?????

👍🏽

That is great!

He talks like he's super pissed

We love this!

Good stuff! My passion.

Then we should discipline our kids, and not tell them, "He/She is very special."

Teach students at a very young age to ride unicycles like Japan does!

There is lot of kool-aid that is being consumed here....Fitness-based physical education? Is it not cheaper for a school district to subcontract a certified personal trainer than hire a PE teacher with benefits and pension. Physical education is working to remove it's own profession! If you want a fitness based curriculum hire a fitness expert. That is lagging in the PE curriculum in higher ed today...The fact that you tie academic performance to physical education is EXTREMELY WEAK! Where are all the lawyers, doctors, and engineers that are derived from NCAA football and basketball? Are they not as physically active as NCAA cross country runners or swimmers? Check the GPA's folks then check the relationship to socio-economic status. Your studies need stronger controls and better design if you want to move forward with that agenda. If you want to be viewed upon and unique, special, and necessary you need to contribute a quality that is unique, special, and necessary. You need to teach skills not abilities....that we can subsidize and support. To pay someone 35K a year to teach kids to find their pulse and skateboard is ludicrous. Let's teach kids in urban Detroit to kayak...now there's an accessible and affordable idea...Sound ridiculous? I hope everyone get's the point. Otherwise you are on the path to extinction.

PE os not a tool for improving academic performance.