I support this petition because its reasons are legitimate and I feel strongly that DDR can help school kids lose weight while having fun during phys. ed.
because I know from experience that gym classes can often be boring, or repetetive, leading kids to cutting class or slacking. Schools are very sports-oriented, but what about students who don't play sports, who prefer alternative exercise methods? The music is loud and has an excellent beat, making it attractive (along with the flashing lights and the "gameplay" aspect) to students of all ages. It promotes cardiovascular health, strong muscles, flexibility, rapid movement, eye-foot coordination, and having fun... an excellent game to promote good health!
Oh yes. Let's make this happen. I've seen a lot of adults who are against this, they think putting video games into schools is only going to encourage sitting at home doing nothing but playing video games. They also think that this will prevent the develop of social skills. But I don't think that's the case. DDR is such an interactive group game that I don't see how we couldn't develop our normal social skills, and if kids start playing DDR at home, where's the problem? Then, not only will they be losing weight at school, but at home too. Where's the negitave side?
I support this petition.HECK YES!
Anywhooo,if fundraising is needed,there is one easy thing you can do-Candy.Oh,god.I brought a measily little box of fundip to school to help my brother raise money for his eagle scout thingymabob-I was nearly jumped oO' 50cents for one pack,and mom only paid four bucks for the entire box.Now I just got mehself a "varaity pack" with skittles and mnms and crap,and we have a huge garage sale thing tomarrow -smirks-
Anywhooo,buy candy in bulk,and pawn it off everywhere.Makes for a great fundrising thing,ddr-centered or not.
I think that DDR in schools in a wonderful idea. It gives adolescents a time to work on physical skills while also having fun and getting into what they are doing. i support this 100%. i do think that we would need a fundraiser though. thank you for this wonderful idea
Oh hellz yea ^^. WE definantly need this at school.. brighten up the damn Winter portion of gym.. definantly needed. Good excersize with the use of a video game. Necessary at Lakes Community High shcool in Lake Villa IL
I think that it should be in schools, I have fun playing a game that is exercise and I don't even really relize that I'm burning calories well having fun. It would also be nice to have it in gyms since it is a fun way to lose weight.
I play ddr,and.not to brag,but I'm pretty good.
For someone who looks as tall as a sixth grader,when I'm 13.I get B's on A(which pwns all,by the way).But that's besides the point-ddr is probably the only thing that keeps me from being some lazy fat -------.You /do/ get serious workouts on it,especially when you start playing heavy mode.Our school's ghetto,so they're talking about getting some cheap-o really crappy immitation thing,but I'm telling them me and one of my *cough*rich*cough* friends will chip in on the real one.Maybe make an after-school ddr club with it,and use it in those little cycle things.As of now,the only reason I dress out for pe is because my mom fumes when she sees that such an easy grade comes out as a C-But who wants to play football,when you can doodle and chat w/ friends that have hillarious stories about putting whip cream on their boyfriend{which she's planned to marry when they turn 20,and is currently up north 'cause his father died}?So,simply,ddr /motivates/.Use your brain,ghetto UPMS.Do us all a favor and use those diminishing brain cells!
DDR is a smart way to get kids to exercise. If I didn't have DDR at my house, I'd probably be overweight. I think that schools that can afford it should put it in their PE programs.
I already got my teacher to think about it. She says it's a good idea. All the teachers are for it. Even the guidance person. They're gonna get DDR Extreme 2 for PS2 and we only need 1! It's one of the stops for that thing where you lift weights and stuff. It's gonna be awesome!
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Yeah.. You don't need those expensive metal pads either. I have 2 of the cloth type ones, and they work just fine. They're pretty darn cheap, and DDR is beyond fun, and a good way to exercise.
I've already lost some weight by playing DDR. So many people think it's just a stupid game, but when they see that it's fun and you can lose weight while doing so, I think it's worth a try.
DDR is actually a great way for kids to lose weight. My daughter plays the "workout mode" almost everyday, and she burns about 300-400 calories on it. Not bad in my opinion.
We have DDR at my high school, so I think others deserve to have fun while getting fit as well. We also have a DDR club after school so everyone can just hang out and play at school.
I say why not!?! you make perfectly good points. this will not only give more kids exercise but itll make our school look good! Brilliant!!!Now only if we could get better music
This is most certaintly a great idea. Although we would have to put up a fundraiser to help to pay for the pads/multiple systems/ game discs. So all in all we'd have to get around $1000 or so dollars.
I always hated dressing for gym in those stupid outfits, I want to do those activities in jean shorts, they feel more natural and most people build a liking to certain clothing. DDR would be fun for gym, video games are starting to get more physically focused anyways, look WarioWare: Twisted and WarioWare: Touched.
