Video games

A Florida school was planning on letting kids play video games as their P.E.
Talk about a dumb idea. No wonder kids are getting so fat. With people who
think like that plus all the soda's and high carb foods they're fed. Poor
tykes.

--
- Bear
Grrrrrrrr : o)

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On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 13:12:12 GMT, "Bear"
wrote:

A Florida school was planning on letting kids play video games as their P.E.
Talk about a dumb idea. No wonder kids are getting so fat. With people who
think like that plus all the soda's and high carb foods they're fed. Poor
tykes.


It was a stupid idea. I certainly hope they do not go through with it.
What is wrong with taking them swimming or playing volleyball
or something physical and get them moving.

My son's class (a special educational one) goes swimming once a week.

Hi Bear,
On 19-Feb-2004, "Bear" wrote:

A Florida school was planning on letting kids play video games as
their P.E. Talk about a dumb idea. No wonder kids are getting so
fat. With
people who think like that plus all the soda's and high carb foods
they're fed.
Poor tykes.

It depends on the video game. My 14 year old daughter plays one
called "Dance Dance Revolution". It came from Japan (of course) and
in the arcade it consists of a large 3 x 3 square dance pad with
pressure sensors in it. The player (or players - 2 can compete
against each other) selects a song from a list of Japanese techno-pop
(mostly) songs and then while the music plays the player(s) have to
follow the arrows on the screen that dictate foot placement and
they're scored on how well they do so. It's the slickest way I've
ever seen to get kids to exercise. I'll willingly take her an hour's
drive away to go to the arcade and sit there surrounded by thundering
music for hours if she wants to go. She gets sweaty and flushed and
worn out and doesn't mind a bit. The draw to that particular arcade
is the 5 different machines they have (all have different music - one
is Disney "rave" mixes). She's also got a PS2 version with a soft
dance mat that she uses at home. In the same genre there's another
one called Para Para Paradise that includes hand movements (sensors on
the upper part of the machine).

This ain't her mother's Pac Man. G

Take care,
Carmen

Jaime wrote:

On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 13:12:12 GMT, "Bear"
wrote:

A Florida school was planning on letting kids play video games as their P.E.
Talk about a dumb idea. No wonder kids are getting so fat. With people who
think like that plus all the soda's and high carb foods they're fed. Poor
tykes.

It was a stupid idea. I certainly hope they do not go through with it.
What is wrong with taking them swimming or playing volleyball
or something physical and get them moving.

My son's class (a special educational one) goes swimming once a week.

Yes, I agree. I'd like to see daily PE. I wonder if that Florida
plan is because of lack of school funds? It would take fewer
people to supervise kids who are playing video games. How else
could anyone come up with such an idea?
--
Jean B.

Maybe it it to get the kids prepared for the a new video style voting
system. Given how dumb Florida-darians are at voting, it may help.

hehe

--
LC since Feb '04
205/194 . .goal 175 by May '04

"Bear" wrote in message
. net...
A Florida school was planning on letting kids play video games as their
P.E.
Talk about a dumb idea. No wonder kids are getting so fat. With people who
think like that plus all the soda's and high carb foods they're fed. Poor
tykes.

--
- Bear
Grrrrrrrr : o)

297/273/210

http://home.earthlink.net/~polarbear50/index.html

A Florida school was planning on letting kids play video games as
their P.E. Talk about a dumb idea. No wonder kids are getting so
fat. With
people who think like that plus all the soda's and high carb foods
they're fed.
Poor tykes.

It depends on the video game. My 14 year old daughter plays one
called "Dance Dance Revolution". It came from Japan (of course) and
in the arcade it consists of a large 3 x 3 square dance pad with
pressure sensors in it. The player (or players - 2 can compete
against each other) selects a song from a list of Japanese techno-pop
(mostly) songs and then while the music plays the player(s) have to
follow the arrows on the screen that dictate foot placement and
they're scored on how well they do so. It's the slickest way I've
ever seen to get kids to exercise. I'll willingly take her an hour's
drive away to go to the arcade and sit there surrounded by thundering
music for hours if she wants to go. She gets sweaty and flushed and
worn out and doesn't mind a bit. The draw to that particular arcade
is the 5 different machines they have (all have different music - one
is Disney "rave" mixes). She's also got a PS2 version with a soft
dance mat that she uses at home. In the same genre there's another
one called Para Para Paradise that includes hand movements (sensors on
the upper part of the machine).

This ain't her mother's Pac Man. G

Take care,
Carmen

Hi Carmen,

My kids have DDR also. It's awesome! BTW isn't Nina doing DDR now? I think I
read something either on here or her website about it.

As for PE, I'm fortunate that my kids go to a (public) elementary school where
the parent group raises a significant amount of money to pay for the things the
school district budget cuts got rid of. Not only do we support a state of the
art media lab, a music teacher, and dance instructor, but we have a full time
PE staff that works with the kids.



Brenda
135/106

I would have loved playing video games for PE. In my case I got an
exemption from PE in elementary school to work in the science lab. I
prepared all the experiments at the lab tables for the teacher's science
class.

I hated dodge ball. Most students gave up their turn at throwing to give
the ball to the strongest most vicious student. He loved to knock someone's
glasses off. One student had the frame of his glasses broken. Others just
had big red welts where he blasted them. (Catholic school.)


"Bear" wrote in message
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A Florida school was planning on letting kids play video games as their
P.E.
Talk about a dumb idea. No wonder kids are getting so fat. With people who
think like that plus all the soda's and high carb foods they're fed. Poor
tykes.

--
- Bear
Grrrrrrrr : o)

297/273/210

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Carmen wrote:

This ain't her mother's Pac Man. G

---------------------------------------

That really brings back a lot memories! Now there was a game with a lot
of excercise. insert wry grin here.
Marty

I frikkin' loved dodgeball at my public school.

In article ,
"Cubit" wrote:

I would have loved playing video games for PE. In my case I got an
exemption from PE in elementary school to work in the science lab. I
prepared all the experiments at the lab tables for the teacher's science
class.

I hated dodge ball. Most students gave up their turn at throwing to give
the ball to the strongest most vicious student. He loved to knock someone's
glasses off. One student had the frame of his glasses broken. Others just
had big red welts where he blasted them. (Catholic school.)


"Bear" wrote in message
. net...
A Florida school was planning on letting kids play video games as their
P.E.
Talk about a dumb idea. No wonder kids are getting so fat. With people who
think like that plus all the soda's and high carb foods they're fed. Poor
tykes.

--
- Bear
Grrrrrrrr : o)

297/273/210

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--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

There is also a Dance Dance Revolution release for the XBOX, it cost $60
(usd) and comes with a dance pad. It even has a fun workout mode for
counting calories and different difficulty levels for us adults who just
feel ackwards and silly on them at first. Just close your blinds, no one has
to know.



"Carmen" wrote in message
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Hi Bear,
On 19-Feb-2004, "Bear" wrote:

A Florida school was planning on letting kids play video games as
their P.E. Talk about a dumb idea. No wonder kids are getting so
fat. With
people who think like that plus all the soda's and high carb foods
they're fed.
Poor tykes.

It depends on the video game. My 14 year old daughter plays one
called "Dance Dance Revolution". It came from Japan (of course) and
in the arcade it consists of a large 3 x 3 square dance pad with
pressure sensors in it. The player (or players - 2 can compete
against each other) selects a song from a list of Japanese techno-pop
(mostly) songs and then while the music plays the player(s) have to
follow the arrows on the screen that dictate foot placement and
they're scored on how well they do so. It's the slickest way I've
ever seen to get kids to exercise. I'll willingly take her an hour's
drive away to go to the arcade and sit there surrounded by thundering
music for hours if she wants to go. She gets sweaty and flushed and
worn out and doesn't mind a bit. The draw to that particular arcade
is the 5 different machines they have (all have different music - one
is Disney "rave" mixes). She's also got a PS2 version with a soft
dance mat that she uses at home. In the same genre there's another
one called Para Para Paradise that includes hand movements (sensors on
the upper part of the machine).

This ain't her mother's Pac Man. G

Take care,
Carmen