It's no secret that many students do not like to stay in classrooms and study all day. But there is another truth: quite a lot of them don't like outdoor P. E. classes, either.
"Our three P. E. classes every week are all run, run and run. It's for our high school entranceexamination (中考)", said Li Langjing, 15, a Junior 3 student from Xiamen.
Li is not the only one. Two months ago, Shanghai University of Sport made a survey from over 110,000 students. For junior high school students, their physical health score is 94. 1, which is quite good. But this doesn't mean they are active in sports because their willingness (意愿) to do physical exercise only scores 74. 8. In other words, many teenagers are forced to exercise, reported the Paper News.
Because of that, Shanghai decided to put more importance on the general physical quotient (体能商数) of teenagers. This means that schools should pay attention to not only students'health and sports test scores, but also their knowledge, skills and willingness to do exercise.
"We want to see sports become a lifestyle for teenagers, which can be good for all their lives," said Wang, and experts from Shanghai University of Sport.
