A PE Teacher Calls for Making Sports Access a Matter of Social Justice
In an op-ed in "Le Monde," Guillaume Dietsch argues that sedentary behavior cannot be reduced to a mere lack of individual motivation, as the government launches the "September Moves" initiative.
As the government has launched the "September Moves" initiative to promote physical activity, a physical education teacher, Guillaume Dietsch, published an op-ed in "Le Monde" in which he criticizes an approach that, in his view, reduces sedentary behavior to a simple lack of individual motivation.
According to the author, this interpretation overlooks inequalities in access to sports facilities and clubs, which vary significantly depending on geography and social class. He argues that such access should be treated as a genuine issue of social justice rather than as a matter of personal willpower.
Guillaume Dietsch thus calls for rethinking public policies that promote physical activity by taking these structural disparities into account, rather than focusing solely on campaigns urging individuals to "move more."
The op-ed comes in the context of the government's launch of the "September Moves" campaign, intended to encourage sports participation among the population.
Sources
- Guillaume Dietsch, professeur d’EPS : « La sédentarité ne peut être réduite à un défaut de motivation » — Le Monde — Une
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