The article, “The Weak Shall Inherit the Gym” conveys that dodgeball positively affects physical education and social dynamics. However, “Position on Dodgeball in Physical Education” argues that dodgeball is not an appropriate activity for grades K-12 because it promotes aggression and unfairness, and decreases the self-confidence of weaker individuals. The “The Weak Shall Inherit the Gym” is most effective because it shows how dodgeball is a fair sport that puts a smile on kid’s faces in PE. In “The Weak Shall Inherit the Gym” the author writes, “Big Joe had a ball in each hand and he got plunked right in his 7 eleven-sized butt. He twirled around to see who had done it, and it was none other than Melvin, all 83 pounds of him, most of it smile.”
