The Great Thing About Trump’s New Fitness Push: It’s a Test—But Will It Be Equitable?
Following the news report from “NBC” I believe it’s important for others to bring awareness/voice to the needs of ALL children. It’s important we get this correct from the beginning. Build for the most challenged individual and you will see how others are able to join. That is if the agenda is truly around body health and not weeding out the vulnerable population. For now, I will believe we will build for all. In recent discussions surrounding youth fitness in America, a fresh spotlight has been cast on physical education and health standards—spurred in part by renewed political interest, including commentary from former President Donald Trump . Whether intentionally or not, the national conversation has reopened a vital question, What does true fitness look like for children of all abilities? At face value, promoting fitness is a worthy cause. However, how we define fitness—and who gets to succeed under its definitions—has long been a point of contention. Many traditional progra...