Oregon PE classes shift from running laps to learning skills
by Kimberly Melton
The next time you watch your kid's gym class, you may not see students doing laps and playing dodgeball. Try juggling and geocaching instead. As the state moves to teach fitness and nutrition to a new generation, hallowed physical education traditions are morphing into a more rigorous curriculum that emphasizes specific skills, building self-esteem and reducing alarming obesity rates. All that and textbooks, too. That means dodgeball is out. Hiking and geocaching are in.
The Oregonian, 9/28/2008