physical.education.school

[kolte]

In the united states, physical education, PE, or 'gym class' is compulsery. It is required by state (and possibly federal) law that at least, (i believe) one credit of highschool be spent in PE. do you or don't you support physical education? why?

I'll give my side after a few people give theres. :)

[Bobby]

I do support P.E. It can help keep people in scholl healthy. P.E. is another way to help stop young people becoming obiese.

[R_master]

one credit is more than fair enough, i never enjoyed the class but its good to at least get some exercise and maybe find out that you enjoy the class. You also learn about sex and drugs (usually in the governments biased point of view), but there was alot of healthy uncencored disscusion. But maybe i was just lucky to have a good teacher.


but yeah im all for it.

[redcar]

ah PE, my fav class, just sat there and had a good auld fashioned chat with my friends!:D

five years ago i stopped doing PE, couldnt be arsed at like 10.20 in the morning running around a pitch, not my thing. i got enough excercise as it was, i walked too and from school everyday and then after school brought my dog on a nice long walk up the beech....... but thats beside the point.

i think it should be compulosry, so as to make sure everyone is getting excercise cause we are today eating too much and not getting enough excercise.

[Melchi0r]

P.E., a.k.a. gym, a.k.a. Fitness, is probably the only exercise some kids get, so I am for it.

[Ravenous]

I think it should be compulsary untill the later school years. It is a good way to encourage health amongst children, but it should be more fitness orientated not just playing lots of sports like said above.
Once you get to about 13/14 I believe it is the persons own responsability to keep themselves fit.
In the UK sport/PE is mandatory right through your compulsary schooling.

[Bobby]

Here is a list of the sports I played in gym this year : Basketball, Kickball, Baseball, softball, volleyball, soccer, golf, flag football, and we had to do an obstacle course every 4 weeks. Let me ask you all this: Are all of those sports necessary. If we wanted to play the sports we would enroll in an after scholl program. I'm all for P.E. but we don't need to do all of that. All we need is basic fitness.

[saucysister]

I like PE. REAL Pe. Not sit around and do nothing PE. THe most we ever did was warm ups, 2 laps around the gym, then w/e. Its not PE. Gym teachers are becoming more lazy b/c everyone wins supposedly. THey do less and kids wont complain. A sad reason in my opinon.

Pathetically, the class is one semester long. The other semester is health. So basically in ur freshman year u take one semester in 9th grade and u never have to step foot in the gym again.

[Zazu]

I'm totaly for it, in england it's compulsory too, but not by law. I think that it's good to get yourself up and moving, does some good for you.

[Ravenous]

I'm totaly for it, in england it's compulsory too, but not by law. I think that it's good to get yourself up and moving, does some good for you.
Thats sort what compulsary means, it is by law in england.

[TehBovril]

As much as i used to hate PE i do think its a good idea to do it. I think it would be better if you got to choose what you do however. In years 7-9 we had no choice and it was a nightmare leading to bullying because i couldnt run properly in athletics or couldnt even do a forward roll in gymnastics. Then for year 10 and 11 we got to choose what we did and what do you know, i got teh highest grade in tramopolining (SP?) and made the netball team. Doing something you like makes it more appealing and your less likley to worry about failing.

[kolte]

well, i think that participation in sports promotes helth, and its usually something fun too.
governments should be concerned with the health of its people, so i think PE should be manditory all threw highschool.
PE is a good fight against childhood obesity and helps establish good habits like running, jumproping. its also the gateway to track and other athletic's classes which as well promote healthiness. *good*
also, i think sports help build charactor, and combatibility with others.
PE is important.
because at least america is fat.

[BillyWitchDoctor.com]

i get lots of exercise outside of PE so i wouldnt care, but i do think it's important. i hate all the crappy games gym teachers try to make up but when they get to stuff like weight lifting etc. where u really get an actual workout i like it. plus next year in highschool, i know one of the gym teachers is really cool and the other is an ex Marine sniper who's this extremely built guy that everyone thinks is cool so it should be fun

[Whisper]

i didnt mind PE i've had it all my life
for along time i've been in homeschool so i'd basically get to pic my own "activitys"
but i still didnt mind it
physical activitys good for you espically with an emerging generation of obese kids and teens
I think that there are some problems (i remember having to play crap like feild hockey...erugh)
but the idea is good

i've got P.E from grade 1 through to 12

[JunkBondTrader]

People need more choice in life. I shouldn't have to do PE but I do it anyway. Well, I attend the class but I don't actually do any of the activities. I light up a cigarette behind the teachers car. Why should I play football? I get excercise outside school. In fact, it's come to the point where my PE teacher doesn't actually know who I am and gave me an A* on my report last year with no more comments than "he always has his kit.". :P

[LIsailer19]

i like gym and i dont. i like it for the same reasons everyone who already posted likes it. i dont like it because i usually have it in the morning every other day, and it makes me all sweaty for the rest of the day. other than that pe is ok.

[Whisper]

i like gym and i dont. i like it for the same reasons everyone who already posted likes it. i dont like it because i usually have it in the morning every other day, and it makes me all sweaty for the rest of the day. other than that pe is ok.

So just shower

I used to love the jungle gym thing it was attached to two of the school gyms long ass walls go right to the ceiling
we'd pull it out and throw these thick (3-4ft thick) matts down underneath then we'd get into teams and do drills
I used to LOOOOVE it

or dodgeball!!
I loved that 2 seperate classes of 30 kids each 200+ balls
war were declared

When it was warmer outside we'd swim in the schools pool
take diffrent swimming classes

[m_shell]

So just shower

I used to love the jungle gym thing it was attached to two of the school gyms long ass walls go right to the ceiling
we'd pull it out and throw these thick (3-4ft thick) matts down underneath then we'd get into teams and do drills
I used to LOOOOVE it

or dodgeball!!
I loved that 2 seperate classes of 30 kids each 200+ balls
war were declared

When it was warmer outside we'd swim in the schools pool
take diffrent swimming classes


I dont know about some schools. but at my school they didnt give us enough time to shower. they would give us about 5 mintues to change.

[0=]

Heh I don't have a real P.E. class, I just do whatever here at home, but I'm for it, it can really help people.

[Xx ANGELL xX]

I think that Gym is very nessecary(?) but itt should not be FORCED onto kid, with disciplinary actions taken and all that stuff, its ridiculous, i mean havin gym1ce a week is good i think , be cause once u get old enought o kno the diff, its ur resposibility