Kids will be dancing when they get video games in school :)

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If you haven't heard this yet, it seems that all West Virginia schools are going to incorporate the video game "Dance Dance Revolution" (DDR) into their curriculum over the next two years. According to what I've read, they are starting with the 103 middle schools but will eventually reach all 765 schools. Apparently WV has one of the highest rates of child obesity in the US and this is an effort they are making to get kids moving. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1521605/20060125/index.jhtml We bought the (PS2) Eye Toy camera for our younger daughter two Christmases ago and it's another way that she gets active. You can't play Eye Toy sitting down -- you play with body movements. She waves, dances, bends and jumps while she's having fun... a nice way to exercise if you don't have to be focused on the drudgery of it :) We've all tried it and, believe me, you do feel like you've gotten a workout! So what do you think of this move to incorporate video games like DDR in schools? Personally, I support anything that is going to make our young people healthier and more energetic. I think it's a unique approach to attack the obesity problem with something the kids enjoy! Now my daughter's hoping she can convince her Phys Ed teacher and principal to get DDR into our local high school! LOL