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Young people in America are facing a health crisis of epidemic proportions—yet no one is taking action. Children are born as active, curious, imaginative beings with a built-in physical identity. Survival of the Fit offers a new and revelatory plan to nurture this identity and save the health of America’s youngsters. One of the keys to this plan is rebranding physical education (PE) and making it available for every child, every day, in every year of school. In addition to establishing historical references and a scientific basis for this rebranding, the author provides a downloadable template for PE classes at all school levels. He lays out a blueprint to help educators and parents bring this “PE revolution” to their school with no increase in the school budget. Sounding the alarm regarding America’s health crisis, Survival of the Fit explains how we can use existing tools, knowledge, and infrastructure to make needed changes with immediate results for every school, not just a privileged few. Everyone interested in seeing improvements in the physical, mental, and emotional health of our children will want to put this book to use.Book Features:Introduces the concept of physical identity, an inborn trait that animals from octopi to humans are born with.Presents the reasoning for restoring youth competitive sports to community control even for high school students. Discusses how we can win the war against bad food and addiction to two-dimensional entertainment.Showcases original research, as well as comments and criticism from active educators.
Daniel Fulham O’Neill, MD, EdD is board-certified in orthopedic surgery and sports medicine, and holds a doctorate in Exercise and Sport Psychology.
Contents (Tentative)Acknowledgments xi1. Our Physical Identities: Inborn, Important, and Impaired 1Introduction: No STEM Without Fitness 1 Physical Identity and the Primitive Brain 4The Power of Play 5Timing Is Everything 7Society and Identity 8Children and Identity 9Uncle Sam May Not Actually Want You! 112. The Rise and Fall of Physical Education 15Evidence-Based Physical Education: Why Rebranding Is Needed 15What We Do Not Do in Our Daily Lives (Baby Boomers Take Note!) 17What Children Do Not Do After School 18Mother Nature to the Rescue 21They Don’t Have Time, and It’s Dangerous 21What We Do Not Do for Work 23The Adulting of Youth Play 24A System Put in Place for a Very Different Time 26Physical Education and Interscholastic Sports 28In Support of Organized Sports: Making It Fun for All Participants 32Myths and Identities: Do Not Expect Too Much from a Game 35The Athletic Lottery Winners 38Wild Game 40The Right Side of History 42What’s So Funny ‘Bout Peace, Love, and Understanding? 43Don’t Become What You Eat 453. Roadblocks to Rebranding Physical Education in Today’s Schools 47Experience vs. Expertise 47Federal Input for Physical Education 50Physical Education in American Schools Today 524.Removing the Roadblocks: Establishing Rebranded Physical Education 70Mother Nature’s Last Stand 70Money, Money Everywhere, but Not a Drop for PE 71PE: The Only Subject That May Need Standardized Testing 72If You Can’t Teach, Don’t Teach PE: Goal Setting for the 21st Century PE Teacher 75Contagions You Want to Catch 78Competitive Sports Are Sports—They Are Rarely PE 79Lifelong Activities 80If Exergaming Is My Only Option, Give Me Football 82There’s No Telling Where the Money Went 83Follow the Money 85If You Want to Know Something, Maybe Just Ask 88Survey Says . . . 91Mission Statement 965.Revolutionizing and Rebranding PE for Physical Identity 98Our School Is in Motion: A Social Contagion 98Goals for the Rebranded PE 99Sample Curricula 115The Revolution Starts Now (and WILL be Televised!) 165Think Globally, Act Locally 169Mission Statement (Reprise) 170Letters From the Front 172Action List for Revolutionaries 177Time and Money 178References 181Index 191About the Author 199
“The information and ideas provided in this book encourage the reader to think critically about physical education and its importance.”—Teachers College Record
