No Couch Potatoes Here

by Kristina Chew · 2009-01-06 13:38:00 UTC
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Hiking in black shoes
Does exercise really make you healthier? a recent Scientific American article asks, in examining five claims about the benefits of weightlifting and aerobics. Exercise [is] beneficial for kids with developmental disabilities---I can affirm that. Charlie currently has Adapted Physical Education first thing in the morning (they're playing tennis now) and takes walks throughout his school day (and he and Jim got in a fast bike ride Sunday afternoon, as the weather was in the 40s).

So as the new year kicks off with talk all over about "economic crisis," and knowing our school district has been implementing some cost-cutting measures (like freezing hiring in some areas), I'm planning to follow one of the top 10 actions you can take to make a difference in public education noted by Clay Burrell at Change.org's Public Education blog:

Participatory Democracy #1: Get involved in your local school board politics

(Keeping in mind that I live in New Jersey, and some of our previous experiences with school districts in a town in the next county or two over have involved, well, politics as usual, Jersey-style.)

Now off for my daily trek with Charlie.

Kristina Chew
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