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Games deemed 'inappropriate' by Alabama school board
No Red Rover?
Physical education teachers in Alabama should avoid such recess staples as tag, dodgeball and Duck, Duck Goose due to the games' lack of physical stimulation and high chance of embarrassment for students, according to a guidance document from the Alabama State Department of Education.
AUM share sets off social media debate
The documented, first posted two-years ago but updated this week, was shared Tuesday by the Auburn University at Montgomery Physical Education Program and quickly spread on social media. The document has since been removed from the ALSDE website, however, much of it remains in the Alabama Physical Education Instructional Guide (https://www.alsde.edu/sec/isvcs/hpe/Physical Education/AL P.E. Instuctional Guide.pdf) which is still available online.
Inappropriate Activities/Games/Practices
Titled "Inappropriate Activities/Games/Practices," the document lists activities that are "highly recommended and suggested...not be allowed in a physical education program in Alabama." It cites a list of reasons for the warnings, including high likelihood of injury; potential for embarrassment or singling out a student in front of the class or focus on eliminating a student from participation; or over emphasis on fun with no purpose or objective.
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ALSDE inappropriate activities
The front page of the now-deleted post titled "Alabama State Department of Education Inappropriate Activities."
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From the Alabama Physical Education Instruction Guide
List of non-recommended games included in the Alabama Physical Education Instruction Guide. The guide is dated 2011 and was last modified in 2015. It is the only course of study listed on ALSDE's website for PE instruction. (http://web.alsde.edu/general/hpe_al_p_e_instuctional_guide.pdf)
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Yoga Journal Conference
Yoga
The first activity on the list is yoga. In 1993, Alabama lawmakers passed a law prohibiting the teaching of yoga (http://www.nbcnews.com/id/27008935/ns/us_news-education/t/yoga-school-causes-stress-among-some/#.W4X9MbgnbtQ) in schools, citing a connection between the practice and Hindu religious training. In 2006, then Superintendent Dr. Joseph Morton (http://web.alsde.edu/general/hpe_al_p_e_instuctional_guide.pdf)sent a letter to school saying yoga was not to be offered during regular school hours or after school hours to students on any public school campus in Alabama.
Duck, duck, goose
What ALSDE had to say: "A game of minimal participation, the chosen "goose" attempts to get up from a sitting position and try to catch the "ducker" who only has to go about 60 feet and already had a full running head start. Everyone else just sits and screams at ear-shattering pitch and decibel levels."
Dodgeball
The avoid list included Dodgeball, or any variation of the game.
"There are no standards in the Alabama Court of Study: Physical Education for any grade that supports/justifies this activity...where a student or students are targets of thrown objects."
Giants, Elves and Wizards
Also known as Cranes and Crows, the game is similar to team tag.
"Participation time is at a bare minimum, the rules take forever to explain and even then, the students are confused. The game usually ends when two students crash heads together," the ALSDE said.
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Thank goodness they can still play choke the chicken.
I was the champ 3 years running.
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:facepalm:
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Creating prowlers one class at a time!
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How about smear the queer? Is that still ok?
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How about smear the queer? Is that still ok?
I believe it has been renamed to
"Let's have a talk about gender reassignment surgery".
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Oh what sad times are these when passing ruffians can't play giants, elves and wizards.
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Oh what sad times are these when passing ruffians can't play giants, elves and wizards.
Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt!
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Mrs Snags likes to play steal the balls.
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How about a rousing game of Stuart Smalley? Participation medals for everyone! Those trophies are heavy and could put an eye out.
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Mrs Snags likes to play steal the balls.
someone has to be man enough to tote them around.
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someone has to be man enough to tote them around.
She showed me them, we laughed. They aren't that heavy.
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She showed me them, we laughed. They aren't that heavy.
lol
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She had em' made into a nice keychain.
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She had em' made into a nice keychain.
Didnt even have the decency to shave em first.
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She had em' made into a nice keychain.
She should really consider a manicure.
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She should really consider a manicure.
She has significant calluses too. Believe me.
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She has significant calluses too. Believe me.
Why are you posting? You know you can't play dodge ball anymore!
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Why are you posting? You know you can't play dodge ball anymore!
You should leave WT alone.
Why don’t you just go buy some bicycle pants and shut up.