Discussion ENG WK 2
Point out the strengths of their posts as well as areas they could improve or continue thinking.
Reply 1
Non-Academic Article: CNN Move over 'sit still!' Why kids need to move in school.
In this persuasive article, the author tells educators and parents about the benefits of physical literacy in schools. The author initiates the article with a personal link to show how this issue resonates with them. Throughout the reading, the author is stressing their point and trying to get others to bandwagon "It’s sort of ‘if it’s not broke, why fix it?’ Yet the schools that have made the leap see tremendous results. So how do you move the needle?” their effort in getting parents to read this article, see the benefits, and demand change from teachers and principals is evident in how much they stress the success of integrating physical literacy in schools. Throughout the article, the author ads comments and links other articles that support their point. They try to relate to parents and teachers as much as possible, as seen in this quote that targets a certain demographic "...helps with behavioral issues in the classroom because if kids are able to move they are not going to have so much excess energy... it's going to solve a lot of interpersonal issues that come with kids as well..." Parents want their children to do well and succeed. Reading about how physical literacy has been successful may make others strive for it to be implemented in their child's school. Overall you get a sense that the author is trying their best to get more people on board with physical literacy.
Academic Article: Perceptions of the Effect of Recess on Kindergartners
In this informative article, The author states the benefits of more outdoor time/activities. They include how it affected not only Kindergartners but college students, teachers, and parents. The article strayed from including a personal story to relate to the audience, but they added a broad amount of bases that may resonate with the reader "The average child gets as little as 30 minutes of unstructured outdoor play, But spends seven hours using screens" The author acknowledges how times have changed. Kids are spending more time glued to screens and less time being active. The article includes how outdoor time can be a beneficial and healthier option "Time spent outdoors increases levels of vitamin D, which helps protect from bone problems, heart disease, diabetes, and other health risks (national wildlife federation, 2010)". They address the health issues with the lack of outdoor time in schools while maintaining a certain decorum. Their main focus is sharing different studies and information from health officials and experiments. They also give insight into why there is less recess time. This article also strived to be as transparent as possible, like stating bias in the results of the experiment "Further research could consist of a larger survey pool to obtain a wider array of responses. There might also be a difference in opinion based on rural or urban living and inquiries could be made to parents and teachers of older children in high school or college." Overall, instead of trying to persuade the audience, the author is trying to demonstrate different areas that have gotten results and share them with the reader while giving insight to reasoning.
Reply 2
Academic: Perceptions of the effects of Recess on Kindergartners
One’s mental and physical health can be increased by the amount of time one spends outside. According to the article, a child’s focus can academically be increased as the level of outdoor activities increases for the child. This occurs as a developing brain need time to relax and a continuous eight hours of school can become boring to a young child which can cause them to feel unrest. The Logos for this article is to show the perceptions of recess to child development and how it not only impacts them physical but also their mental health. The Authors (Ethos of this paper) are doctorial students and professor that used creditable research article to analysis the perception of the effects of recess on kindergartners. Because of this, there work can be seen as credible and accepted to the academic and general population. The Ethos of this article wanted audience (Pathos) such as students, parents and educators to change the way they currently view recess. They wanted them to understand the importance of recess and how the limitation of it in schools can greatly impact the health of the future generations. This is because without adequate about of relaxation, the brain may find it harder to tackle new and difficult task thereby creating a disadvantage for the child.
Non-Academic Paper- Move over, “Sit Still” Why Kids Need to Move in School.
Sit, stand or kneel, the child gets to choose. According to the article, children physical literacy should be taught just like math literacy and reading literacy so that the child can grow up to have physical activities becoming a part of their everyday life. This is important because as our population increases, the rate of obesity also increases as our children are spending more time in front of technologies with screens that playing physical games outside. The Logos of this article it to help in the persuasions of getting more school to see the importance of making standing seats apart of the new classroom furniture. Therefore, the author needed to appeal to the emotions (pathos) of parents in the part of them seeing how it can impact their child both educationally and physically. As children are more attentive during class when they don’t have to worry about the teacher not wanting them to stretch when they are starting to get tried from the topic been taught or from sitting too long. They also appeal to school administrator as it wants them to see the importance of change and how it can greatly impact a child not just academically but how they interact with their peers. For the Ethos of this paper, she is a news reporter from a very reliable news outlet. Her source of information and method of date collection helped to determine that the information can be seen as reliable. It is because of research like this that we can make the next generation greater as we work to restore the health of our children through one community at time.