The development of technology has radically changed the way we view physical education. Today we have learned that physical education plays a huge role in ensuring our young people participate, but technology has contributed to a secular decline in physical activity. Fewer and fewer children are participating in physical activities and more and more are participating in video games and cell phones. Because of this, our nation is becoming unhealthy, leading doctors to prescribe more exercise as a method of becoming healthier. Another point that influences physical education is age, gender, ethnicity, education and income. Many physical education teachers have to deal with many different children from all places. It is extremely important that the teacher knows where their students are coming from and how to try to teach them so that they understand and can learn like everyone else. Some children may have learning disabilities and the teacher will need to know how to help that student. Some children may be left out or bullied because of their age, race, gender, etc. The teacher must ensure that they are not left out or harassed so that this does not play a role later in life due to the fact that they do not like physical education and this has a greater effect later in life, such as becoming overweight and being afraid of gyms. or train. The history of physical education following the First World War was greatly needed. During World War I, many men entered the war unfit and could not perform appropriate activities because they were unfit to do them. Physical educators therefore developed physical fitness programs for the armed forces. “After the war, health statistics revealed that the nation was in poor shape: a third of the men were physically unfit for service” (Wuest and