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    Sample Essay - Should Greater Emphasis Be Placed On Physical Education

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    Physical Education is often viewed as less important than other academic subjects, but it provides crucial health, social, and emotional benefits to students. It helps students build strength and fitness through a variety of physical activities. These activities also improve students' self-esteem, reduce stress and anxiety, and allow them to socialize with their peers. While some argue PE takes away from classroom time, the document argues it should be emphasized more as it may be the only opportunity for physical activity many students have. Giving more attention to Physical Education can help keep students healthy physically and mentally.

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    Sample Essay - Should Greater Emphasis Be Placed On Physical Education

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    Physical Education is often viewed as less important than other academic subjects, but it provides crucial health, social, and emotional benefits to students. It helps students build strength and fitness through a variety of physical activities. These activities also improve students' self-esteem, reduce stress and anxiety, and allow them to socialize with their peers. While some argue PE takes away from classroom time, the document argues it should be emphasized more as it may be the only opportunity for physical activity many students have. Giving more attention to Physical Education can help keep students healthy physically and mentally.

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    Physical Education is often viewed as less important than other academic subjects, but it provides crucial health, social, and emotional benefits to students. It helps students build strength and fitness through a variety of physical activities. These activities also improve students' self-esteem, reduce stress and anxiety, and allow them to socialize with their peers. While some argue PE takes away from classroom time, the document argues it should be emphasized more as it may be the only opportunity for physical activity many students have. Giving more attention to Physical Education can help keep students healthy physically and mentally.

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    Physical Education is often viewed as less important than other academic subjects, but it provides crucial health, social, and emotional benefits to students. It helps students build strength and fitness through a variety of physical activities. These activities also improve students' self-esteem, reduce stress and anxiety, and allow them to socialize with their peers. While some argue PE takes away from classroom time, the document argues it should be emphasized more as it may be the only opportunity for physical activity many students have. Giving more attention to Physical Education can help keep students healthy physically and mentally.

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    Should greater emphasis be placed on Physical Education?

    Physical Education (PE) is often viewed as a marginal subject within the curriculum. Many
    secondary schools actively reduce PE time to make way for what are deemed more serious
    or important subjects. However, given the global increase of health issues such as childhood
    obesity and diabetes over the recent years, importance of Physical Education cannot be
    undervalued.

    The most direct benefit of Physical Education is it helps to maintain students’ health by
    building up their strength and fitness. During Physical Education, students are exposed to
    different activities, ranging from gentler aerobics or Zumba to more intensive sports such as
    rugby. These allow them to train their muscles and also improve their stamina and strength.
    In addition to the physical aspect, the theoretical aspect of Physical Education also
    contributes to students’ health in that it addresses not only a variety of sports techniques to
    ensure that students remain safe as they participate in PE lessons, but also concepts like
    balance diet to ensure that students keep themselves fit. As such, due to the health benefits
    it brings, more attention should be given to Physical Education.

    Physical Education also deserves greater emphasis in the curriculum because it enhances
    students’ emotional development to make them more holistic individuals. Bailey, Cope and
    Parnell’s research in 2015 notes that physical activities result in “increased levels of self-
    esteem”, “reduced depressions and anxiety” and “a greater ability to process stressful
    events.” Indeed, exercising reduces stress hormones such as adrenaline and promotes the
    release of the hormones endorphin which can create feelings of happiness and euphoria. As
    such, Physical Education may relieve the tension that students might have been facing in the
    classrooms, thus allowing them to become more relaxed and even confident individuals.

    Social interaction between students during PE lessons is another reason to place greater
    emphasis on Physical Education. This happens because sports such as basketball and
    volleyball are often played in teams, and this means that students are to communicate with
    each other to ensure good teamwork which is necessary for victory. An example to highlight
    this benefit of Physical Education is a research conducted by Madrona and his colleagues
    on how physical education impacts upon students’ social skills. They found that students of
    both genders responded positively in that there are improvements in their social skills after
    Physical Education lessons, for example, they can better express themselves and integrate
    with the school community. This will have a knock-on effect on their academic performance
    which may improve as their integration with the school community means that their peers
    may be able to assist them in understanding the curriculum. All these benefits of Physical
    Education show that it should have a greater place in the curriculum.
    Despite these advantages of Physical Education, there have been arguments against
    dedicating more time and effort to the subject in school. Opponents argue that students can
    engage in sports outside school and that school hours should focus on solely academic
    subjects. They see PE lessons as a waste of curriculum time as it is an opportunity for pupils
    to take a break from traditional learning and enjoy themselves. These arguments often come
    from overzealous parents or educators who believe that school should only be about
    traditional learning and exams and, ironically, it is because of these people that greater
    emphasis should be placed on Physical Education. These parents or teachers often
    pressure students to do well in school, forcing them to forfeit their free time to attend
    additional tuition classes or joining study groups as part of their effort to improve their
    academic performance. As a result, these students rarely have the time or opportunity to
    engage in sports outside school. PE lessons may be the only time for them to fully
    participate in activities that could make them physically healthier.

    To conclude, Physical Education should be given more attention to keep the students
    healthy and stable, both physically and mentally. It is crucial for the students to actively take
    part in PE lessons as regular physical activities ensure better performance of the students as
    individuals. The benefits of Physical Education are often overlooked, but this needs to
    change now to ensure that students are not missing out on a crucial subject in their
    development.

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