Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Physical Education in the Infant School
The general aims of all physical education should be to provide children with the opportunity to grow and develop in the fullest and richest possible way, both physically and mentally; to maintain a high standard of health in a strong, well-developed body; to encourage the growth of the child's imagination, thus stimulating within him a desire towards exploring everything which crosses his path. To foster in the child sound and steady qualities of character should be one of the chief aims of all teachers, so that the child will be able to tackle, and face up to, the many different problems which he will meet in the years ahead.
Some aspects of physical education are: physical exercises, games, dancing, swimming, health education, etc.
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