The Environment is a Medication for ADHD

Over the recent years, school boards and both state and federal governments have been reducing the time spent on P.E. and focusing more on improving the test scores of students. In these efforts of improving test scores, they are really hurting the students more than they believe.
Studies have shown that cases of children with ADHD are increasing at a fast rate. There are medications for these cases that are used to calm the children down and help them focus. Not in every case does the medication solve their problems. One of the greatest medications for children and mostly children with attention-deficit symptoms is the outdoors.
Becoming involved with your environment can be a good stress reliever for many people. Going out to your favorite fishing hole, hiking through the woods, or any kind of environmental interaction can cause restorative relief. Although being in nature helps, a person does not have to live in the wilderness to reap nature's psychological benefits. Some studies have shown that corporate and state office workers with a window view of trees, bushes, or large lawns experienced significantly less frustration and more work enthusiasm than those employees without such views.
The environment can clear our minds allowing us to be able to focus better and think with open minds. It also becomes a huge stress reliever. Schools should not be cutting back on P.E. time during school hours because it helps the children get rid of unnecessary stresses they may have and become more tentitive in their classes. They also will become more aware of their natural environment when they grow up and understand why we need it to survive. Increasing P.E. time in schools instead of reducing the time is the real answer to increasing test scores.