Students who get regular activity don't just beat their classmates in P.E. class, they also beat them in test-taking. According to a recent study out of New York City public schools, students who scored in the top 5 percent of a fitness assessment outscored the bottom 5 percent by an average of 36 percentile points on standardized academic tests. In NYC, 21 percent of kindergarten through eigth-grade students are obese and another 18 percent are overweight.
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1 comments:
This is quite shocking news. I never once realized that there are so many students in America who considered as overweight. Perhaps this is time for us to think about chldren's health. Healthier life will bring them to better life.
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