The Washington Post – Michael Alison Chandler
“Second-grade students at Walker-Jones Education Campus this week are learning a new alphabet: The ABC’s of bike safety. “Air! Brakes! Chains!” they yelled to “Mr. G,” their physical education teacher, after he showed them how to inspect their bicycles for potential problems…The students are among the first to take part in a new D.C. Public Schools program to teach every second-grader how to ride a bicycle…The bike-riding unit is one of the District’s new “cornerstone” lessons, which aim to bring more uniform and rigorous instruction to students in every part of the city…The unit also reflects efforts across the country to make physical education classes more accessible and useful, with less focus on competitive sports and more attention to healthy lifestyles and fitness habits.”(more)