Sunday, April 26, 2009

*** I want to ride my bicycle

I DO! I DO!! I want to ride my bicycle all day for hours, and not have to listen to youuuu!

That was a joke, but I really do want to ride my bicycle. Because, 1) I have a crap ton of energy, 2) The food that I eat gives me even more energy 3) I'm an independent adult and I can recognize when I want/need something for my health and how to get it, and 4) This routine I have (school, work, sleep) could make me a manic-depressive who overeats and hates everything eventually because she is in such a bad mood and creates a miserable outlook for herself and will probably resort to drugs, sex and alcohol just to stir things up a bit.

I have never gone to the doctor to check and see if I have ADHD, but if I did, I would probably get a "DIAGNOSED" stamped right across my forehead.

So drug me up, or just shoot me. I'm sorry that I need to be outside for the same amount of time that I'm inside in classrooms everyday. I'm sorry that I can have three different conversations at once. I'm sorry I prefer to multi-task and dare to test my limits. I'm sorry that the average classroom doesn't ground me enough so I can pay attention. I'm sorry that I fantasize about riding my bike with the wind in my hair and going as fast as I can go, when I'm supposed to be focusing on how to re-write my essay for the 3rd time.

But you know what? I get by. And, I'm not sorry that I spend my time the way that I want to.

No, DO NOT get me wrong. I love, love LOVE my education. It's been just as good as any other bike ride. But, all those things I listed previoulsy, THOSE THINGS would be all a child has to tell their parents, who will tell their doctor, and by the next day, the kid is going to be experimenting with doses of whatever drug seems fit.

But, who is the real problem?

How about we talk about public school's Physical Education programs, or lack thereof.

What does:
Young Children+ Minimal Excerisise at School+Current Food Trends= ???

Hyperactive, Attention-Deficit, Students.

Hm...

And you tell me why you think P.E. is one of the first programs to be cut in budget cuts, and the last programs to be added back, and a pharmeceutical industry backed by the government that's making billions off of kids with Hyperactive Attention-Deficit Disorders.

Here's an article to back me up about PE programs, but I doubt you even have to read it to know I'm asking the right questions.

School PE Programs in Sorry Shape

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