It wasn't like this when I was at school - kids in Redlands, California are to have Playstations installed in the classroom as part of the official curriculum for physical education.To fight childhood obesity, the school district is aiming to have elementary school kids get their daily exercise through games like Dance Dance Revolution and Sony's EyeToy: Play:
"One of the things being blamed for childhood obesity is video games, so this is fighting fire with fire," said Sue Buster, the district's director of elementary education.
The proposed program would require space in the school for exertainment, with five to seven different stations capable of handling a full class of 35 children for the 50 minutes they'd ordinarily spend on the basketball court.
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