Health & PE in National Defense

Here's another share from 1940 about the critical role of K-12 education in teaching our children what it takes through health and PE in order to protect and preserve America. NO ONE is currently prioritizing mandatory daily physical education in our K-12 schools across America, meaning, we are NOT ready.Source: "The Role of Health and Physical Education in National Defense" by Leslie W. Irwin, PhD, Director of Health and Physical Education, The Laboratory Schools, The University of Chicago (Journal of Health and Physical Education, September 1940, Volume XI, NO. 7)Graphic: "Physical Fitness Through Physical Education for the Victory Corps" by US Federal Security Agency and US Department of Education (1942)