Minn. School Adds Skateboarding to Curriculum

My article is about at an Elementary school being the first in the state to learn to skate as part of their physical education classes. Battling a national childhood obesity crisis, educators and curriculum creators alike saw a need to structure physical education around activities kids can take home with them and do after school in lieu of spending hours texting and surfing web sites like Facebook. Kids are more likely to stay active if they're introduced to a sport or activity they like. The school brought 30 sets of skateboards, pads, and helmets for the skateboarding classes, the equipment and boards for 20 students cost at least $3,000, but the company is working to help match schools with grant programs to help cover the cost.

My reaction to this is that I believe that this is a unique and good idea for someone to have thought of this. I believe this is a good idea because just like in the passage, it's an activity that kids can do instead of texting, getting on facebook or into trouble, especially if they like to do it. In some cases, this may not be a good idea because if one child gets hurt, a parent may cause an arguement talking about
"Why would you put skateboarding in physical education classes where you know they would get hurt"

This situation would impact many people in the world because many parents may enroll their child into the school. This would also impact other schools because they might also think it's a good idea and try to get the same thing. This would aslo impact the kids in the school because they might think it's a cool thing and ask their principal if they can get that in their school, they might also transfer.