ban it? no. require it? no. it should be an elective

duuude.. why should they ban it?!

i dont think it should be banned..but i dont think it should be required either..it should be an elective..where you can choose if you want to do it or not..some ppl like to work out and do physical activites..some dont..it should be their choice..

What the... PHYSICAL EDUCATION IS A MUST. Do you not see all these obese and unfit children in America? We're top in obesity, which is so freaken sad! Imagine what children would look like if there was never such a thing.

are you kidding me.

PE BANNED?!

that's like the HIGHLIGHT of my day.

At my school, we can choose whether we want it or not.

I think that's the best choice.

PE should be optional....

I have to take PE next year and I don't want to

require it!

p.e. should be required but the teachers need to grade on effort and participation, not athletic ability.

lol ban PE? i think PE is a more important class than my math class

It should be an elective. It shouldn't be banned or required. Just let students take it if they want to. Of course, probably 98% of the students might pick it.

Physical Education shouldnt be banned.. but it shouldnt be forced on anyone.. Its just a preference thing. Being fit is good but some ppl might want to focus on school work or use the time for a recess or free time. I keep fit out of school. Alot easier at the comfort of ur own home!

nah, physical education is really fun at my school. except for when we run the mile. that sucks, but haha suckers cause im fast. lolz.

I really hate gym class. They should make P.E. live up to it's name. During P.E. I never learned anything about health, nutrition, exercise, or new sports. We played boring games and ran a lot. Physical Education should cover more than just the main sports at the school during that season. During the fall, all we ever did was run and play flag foot ball. During the winter all we did was basketball, and during the spring it was only soccer.

With the serious obesity problems in the U.S. they shouldn't ban P.E. but they should make it educational and fun.

Speaking from Experience?

They shouldn't ban it, but they should have it optional. It allows people to learn new sports if they want and work out a bit. =] It's a nice way to use school time to keep from being obese. ^^

i think kids need to move around..I MISS RECESS. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! i want it back.

Tell me about it... half of America already is a giant ass made of lard...

Physical Education should be a priority class taught in school.

I don't remember where i heard this, but from what i know, P.E started because during WWI or WWII (i'm thinking it's WWII) when people got drafted for the war, they were SOOOOO out of shape, it was sad So then they made it a must in the schools.
My old highschool made us take it the first two years then the next two, you had to take another elective. My new one makes us take it every year

It should be required, or else you'd see more fat people everyday. Also because it's my favorite class

ditto...our pe teacher is pretty cool...although he kinda makes fun of me for being ditzy...thats not new to me...im ok with that...

Yes it is necessary.. because though some ppl exercise on their own.. too many do not.. and well.. alright, it is not the government's right to be concerned about the people's diets and lifestyles.. BUT the parents should be concerned about their own child's exercise.. I think the system we have works fine.. PE is mandatory for 2 years, but sports/independent PE is substitutable (if that's a word.. x.x)

ban it!? WHY!?

we discuss this in my major...the problem is you have underqualified people teaching an understaffed and under-budgeted program called PE....

with major reform, mandatory attendance, and some government help

thered be alot of people graduating with my degree qualfiied to make PE worthwhile....

what kind of reform? and why should attendance be necessary? what if someone were already getting lots of exercise on their own.. such as playing a sport or something..

reform: hire competent, certified, degree-holding teachers. put together a more useful, productive program.

and attendance has to be mandatory for it to work. If it's not, the ones who play sports are gonna be the ones taking it bc itll be fun. the obese and fat kids wont take it bc theyre obese and fat, and it kind of defeats the purpose of having gym in the first place.

Meh.. the teachers seem alright here..

And it shouldnt be mandatory.. because why should the ones that play sport also have to take a class? It should be mandatory IF you dont play sports..

what age group are you talkign!?!

Um.. all I suppose.. primarily middle and high school

well you agree mandatory for elementary?
i say mandatory for middle school
optional for HS

I agree on elementary and high school.. but middle school.. if they're realli getting a lot of exercise training/playing sports and stuff, I still dont see why regular PE class is necessary

because in middle school most kids dont lift weights, and most of the coaches arent exactly known for their strength and coniditoning programs. Also, alot of athletes at that level do what is necessary physical wise for their sport during the season and thats it. Middle school is a good transition age where you can show the kid the benefits of a good PE program, and teach him health habits for life. I know thats what elementary is for, but this is the age where they do start to gain some interest in working out. Also, unless they ARE an athlete, at that age they prolly dont do any regimented strength training. Finally, you are just going to further the notion that athletes are better than the regular kids and cause some uneasiness by doing that.

And middle school physical education teachers do that? we certainly didnt..


Hm.. I'l agree with you this point


I notice that you keep emphasizing strength..


That is not what I'm saying at all.. I'm saying that athletes already get their exercise.. and do not need a physical education program.. I mean.. in middle school, we hardly did anything.. we covered a few units of sports and ran daily.. that was about it.. athletes do more in preparation for their sport.. and its not like they're completelyl excluded from PE, they're just excluded for the duration of their athletic season

Banned, because if a student goes into his next subject, let say P.E., and after that subject, student's that haven't took P.E. yet, might smell him/her as stinky or whatsoever. And besides, it's not really eduaction, it's playing or something.

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1) BRING DEODERANT, simple fix....

2) like I said, if you reform the program it becomes very beneficial

well, obesity in america is really BIG hahahhahha get it?
back to the point. At my school, we have PE everday...very fun...we run, play bbal, volleyball, tennis, swim...just about everything
if they "un require" PE it would be an even bigger problem than now...

... no offense, but that's one of the dumbest arguments I've seen.. smelling stinky?

come on.. so would you rather have an America full of obese kids?

And its education because you learn about sports.. and you get exercise

lolz!

ne way, rock on!

uhh lots of kids at my school lift weights at 7th/8th grade...
you guys must be dorky!

??? Where did you get that comment? Although.. it may be true.. in my case

required..cuz the way kids/teens eat these days..they need exercise

What if they already get plenty of exercise on their own, through sports or something..

PE is pretty fun.

Haha I wish I had your teacher then.. I found it the boringest thing ever.. sports are more fun

think PE in generals just stupid. it would be so much better if they just made you take a sport elective

What if there were no sports you're interested in? And besides.. sports take a lot more time and dedication than regular PE

well if you have no sport to be interested in isnt it better to take a sport that you dont dislike that much rather than take PE and have to take part in several sports which you may end up despising?

well sports do take up more time but i dont mean for a team or anything they could just let you take a certain sport kind of for fun so that people might actually be motivated

I suppose if its not for a team or competition or anything.. purely on interest.. then its alright..

But the problem is.. in elementary or middle school or something, they generally dont have the teachers or the time to have specific sports (considering the vast amount of sports in existence, which ones should be available and which shouldnt?)

Oh and if you dislike sports.. would you not prefer to just take part in various sports for a short amount of time in PE, rather than have to play a sport for a whole season/year or something?

well thats true it may cause a problem but the kids could vote i guess i dont really know, or they could just have the "common" sports



well this really depends on the sports they offer. for example im not exactly crazy about sports but if the PE course consisted of several sports, and i hated about half of them, then im going to be pretty pissed during PE for half the year. but, if the school offered a course that i dont really hate all that much, i would be much happier taking that sport the whole year.

but then again theres seasons arent there? wouldnt really be able to play summer sports in the winter

heck no they shouldn't cancel it. USA already has Mcdonalds and we are known for our obsesity... now little children are going to be stuffing themselves with Fast food and won't have a way to burn it off. KEEEEP P.E.!

Oh yeah.. at my school if you do a sport for like 10 hours a week or more you don't have to do P.e. because they know you are getting your exercise.. but for all the people that don't..P.E. SAVES LIVES!!

And what would be common? I wish we had badminton earlier...


I dont know.. I'm still thinking that it wouldnt be such a good idea.. because think about it.. how many kids are in the school.. and trying to offer sports classes for them all..

And what of the kids that WANT PE?

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Hahaha exactly

PE keeps this country from 100 percent obesity