I can remember my elementary school P.E. classes, outside on the P.E. field playing softball, soccer, kickball. We even made a running track on the grass around the edge of the entire field. Every afternoon we ran or walked the track. There was something to do with pennies on each lap, but I can’t remember if we collected them or deposited them. It was a contest between grades in the school. (Maybe someone who attended Caldwell Elementary who reads this post can comment and fill me in on that.)

Anyway, P.E. classes in my day were filled with outside activities and exercises and team sports. I read an article about a new kind of P.E. Schools are more technologically advanced than when I was in elementary school. They are building schools equipped with large screens and the Wii. Students are getting their physical education via the Wii. Talk about a Google world. I understand there are many Wii programs designed for exercise and fitness and can be beneficial for getting students to exercise and maintain healthier lifestyles. Let’s not forget about all aspects of exercise and P.E.: outside activities, enjoying the sunshine in cooler weather, full team sports and sportsman-like attitudes.

I read an article posted by a friend on texting and social media language texting called “txtspeak.” Researchers studied whether texting and using instant messaging had any effects on students being good spellers. Surprisingly, the research results found that these methods of messaging did not hurt their spelling.

“Kids who are good spellers [academically] are good spellers in instant messaging,” she said. “And kids who are poor spellers in English class are poor spellers in instant messaging.”

I would have guessed txtspeak would have caused spelling errors. What did you think?