Kyle Hummel

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

Total pts. = 5
A. Write brief overview - (i.e. what is it; when did it pass; why
is it important; impact on health and physical education; etc.)
Shape America aims to have every student benefitting in all the forms of physical education by
2029. That graduating class is over 50 million students. Physical inactivity is the 4th leading
cause of death worldwide, as future P.E. Teachers, it is our duty to change that. Students need
an hour of physical activity daily.

B. Write personal reflection - (i.e. opinion; role as a future health and/or

physical educator moving forward with this legislation)
I think of it as a deadline. My classmates and I are graduating in 2018 and that gives us eleven
years to work alongside this bill. We will probably hear about it all the time and thats a good
thing. I think it is nice to have a set goal. I think there will be many changes towards schooling in
the next ten or so years. One of the changes may be longer school days, which would be nice
for P.E. teachers who sometimes only see a certain class once or twice a week.