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Description: Physical education classes are declared compulsory in 97% of the world’s countries. Here in the U.S, it employs over 20,000 people. It’s a standard part of schooling that, when you think about it, feels out of place. But just over 100 years ago, gym class was a rarity. So what changed? And should we have it at all? Further reading: IOM (Institute of Medicine) ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK241315/pdf/Bookshelf_NBK241315.pdf Vox vox.com/2015/4/24/8489501/presidential-fitness-test Sports Illustrated vault.si.com/vault/1955/08/15/the-report-that-shocked-the-president JFK Library jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfk-in-history/physical-fitness Ed Week edweek.org/leadership/presidential-physical-fitness-test-to-be-replaced-after-2012-13/2012/09 Subscribe to Cheddar on YouTube: chdr.tv/subscribe Connect with Cheddar! On Facebook: chdr.tv/facebook On Twitter: chdr.tv/twitter On Instagram: chdr.tv/instagram On Cheddar.com: chdr.tv/cheddar