Bringing Archery Back into School Curriculums

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Children in the public schools of America are lacking motivation and zeal for learning the current core curriculum. On the side, archery is increasing in interest within the population of younger US Citizens. Therefore, the US Department of Education should make archery training available in schools in order to help gain interest and knowledge about archery. As most any local bow technicians are aware, The Hunger Games caused a rise in recurve archers. However, the surge of interest, which occurred during the middle of the fall hunting season, may be temporary and mimicking the effects that Rambo also had on archery (Mennenga). Obeng presents that 62% of K-12 school teachers believe there should be firearm training in schools; so, why not begin, or simultaneously incorporate, both recurve and compound bows (394)? Incorporating archery in national curriculum would be very beneficial to US schools. Archery is a way to relax during a tedious day of getting information poured into one’s mind. In addition, this would not be a waste of time and resources, but rather the capability of enhancing the existing curriculum by empowering students with the capability to increase motor skills and learn valuable hands on history.
Overview of the Problem
There is a lack of enthusiastic archers in the upcoming generations. A lack of popularity for something that played a key aspect to the survival of humanity. According to Donald Ostrowski, the bow was the most advanced weapon up until the mid-19th century (514). Most people today would not realize that fact. To put that in perspective, the middle of the 19th century was right around the Civil War era. Americans do not know the impact bows had on history.
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