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Friday, September 24, 2010

New Jersey Physical Education Teacher Gets Approval To Teach Skateboarding

ESPN (9/24, Higgins) reports that Bill Ewe, a physical education teacher at Kingsway Middle School in Swedesboro, NJ, has won district approval of a proposal to add skateboarding to the P.E. curriculum. According to ESPN, his skateboarding class "emphasizes balance, agility, coordination, self-esteem and perseverance over trying to become the next pro. ... As some schools wave good-bye to dodgeball, they've welcomed other sports such as rock climbing and skateboarding."

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