The History of Physical Education

By jordan.curtis

  • First PE teacher

  • Denmark makes PE official

  • America's first PE teacher

  • American Assistance for the Advamcement of P.E.

    This was a very important day as far ashelping to get P.E. in more schools and also make it more serious in the school system

  • NEA recognizes PE

  • Physical education and development of children

    Americ put more focus into using P.E. to help develop children and keep them healthy

  • The New Physical Education was published

    Thomas Wood, a very influentual person in P.E. wrote this and changed many minds. He once stated "the great thought of physical education is not the education of the physical nature, but the relation of physical training to complete education, and then the effort to make the physical contribute its full share to the life of the individual".

  • No Child left behind

    Devastates PE

  • My pledge

    I will do everything in my power to make sure your children stay happy and healthy