"The Animal School" provided a powerful metaphor about the importance of individual differences. Nearly half a century later, this article revisits the classic educational tale. It articulates a number of specific changes that schools need to make to be able to meet the physical development needs of all students. (Author/MKA)

Physical education programs for preschool and elementary school children should use equipment which can be modified to accommodate, or accommodate by their nature, differing developmental stages of the children. (MJB)