Should physical education be required, or should it be banned?

I think it should be required. I really need it, but since i don't have to take t, i"m like "eh, whatever" you know? I'm just more in shape if i have PE

Well it depends.. I like how our school sets it up, that if you play a sport, you dont have to take it, which is pretty nice, cuz sports are more fun and you still exercise, but yeah, if you dont, you should have to take it, make sure you stay healthy and in shape

The way ours is set up is, there is Athletics, there is PE, and there are seperate classes for some sports, like Golf....or Track..
But the deal is, If your in Athletics, you have to play 2 sports.
In PE, you learn all the things to keep you in shape, They expiriment with you with stuff like Tae Bo, and Yoga, Pilates, Bowling, Stuff random to keep you busy.
I DO Believe it is a good Idea. With the most horrid statistics going around to day about obesity in our age groups, I say we should require some type of physical activity. If you dont do well in sports that's what PE is for. The minute I stopped taking Athletics I gained. Our Youth neeeds activity. There simply isnt time for them to run around as they used to in the "old days"...... Technology killed staying outside all day barefooted swimming down at the river, or planting gardens. In other words....
By this... I've F*ed up.

no, of course they shouldn't. people in america are more overweight then they have ever been. the schools aren't helping by cutting physical education out of the program. PE is the only place some kids find excercise, and when they have it maybe twice a week, they're bound to be unhealthy. i mean, look at me - i have PE once a week and look how i turned out

Man, PE is all that's keeping America from becoming a giant singular ass.

Any arguments for why it should be banned? I really can't think of any.

People are complaining that were too fat and lazy now...it should definitely be required. Alot of times the only physical activity kids get now-n-days is by way of gym class.

I think up until high school kids should be required to take a PE class. Even though most of it is stupid random stuff like badmitton or my high school gym teacher's favorite - ultimate frisbee, it teaches the fundamentals of excersizing and staying in shape.

My college requires all students to take a Fitness and Wellness class in order to graduate. I think that's a little much though. I don't think my university should force me to excersize. I go to the student gym twice a week. I think that should count for something.

It should be optional.

Then what? If you get overweight after not taking P.E., are you going to sue the school?

I love frivilous lawsuits .

In the words of Taotao: "If you can't tell that grease-dripping cheeseburger in front of you has fat, you have bigger problems than obesity."

PE is pretty cool.
At least at my school anyway.
The way we do it there are A and B gym cycles, which alternate each school day. When it's an A day, all A gym students have 1 period of science and 1 period of gym. And then the B students have 2 periods of science. So it's nice to have that break every other day from struggling through an hour and a half of science.

I think physical education is more important for younger kids than academic education because you don't learn f*ck all at elementary anyway.

I know lots of people that don't learn in high school, either.

I know lots who still havent in college... its a vicious cycle, people!

Heh...it is...which is why I say we keep physical education, as much as we hate it.

I agree complete, but I'm somewhat offended at this quote:

*ahem* speaking as a badminton player myself... its neither stupid nor random
Its realli great exercise (well I guess if you slack off and dont try then yeah.. its pointless), but i mean, in competitve sports, its one of the most tiring and demanding

Haha, about the comment on badminton, I just love that sport. In PE, it's not as intense as it is in the actual sport. I played Girl's Singles for badminton in my school's team, and it's such a hard position. You have to be running around and smashing it. It's very tiring and, as said above, demanding. So yeah, badminton for me is not stupid. It's fun

lol i know! My point exactly, I played Varsity Mixed doubles this year.. and yeah... lots of running there... i'm hoping to switchi into singles next year... aiy... even more intense, but it'll be good exercise for me

PE should be required, but not for a letter grade. it sucks to have PE bring down your GPA.

well, there should be a grade, so you cant just slack off, but it shouldnt factor into GPA, thats how our school does it

You would be amazed at how many people in my senior class didn't graduate from high school because they flunked PE.

yah by the time college comes around it shouldn't be required, unless of course your major is physical fitness.
There's 40-50yr olds in my college, I could just see some of them in PE ...Thank God I don't have to

lol haha

If i had to play a sport or something, i wouldnt mind, cuz it'd be kinda fun, but as for the general physical eduction.. some of it is realli pointless.. like line dancing, they teach line dancing at our school! why would we ever need that?

It should be required, because this is about your health.

but what if ppl already exercise? this would just be an extra and unnecessary burden to them when they could be taking other classes

i wish that class was jus an optional cus i reallie hate P.E.-_-; for me, it's better exercising on my own instead of going to P.E. cus u know u have to do cartwheels...and it's so embarrassing cus i cant do it lols...well the problem is my leg. this accident dont wana explain cus it's personal...newais there are so much embarrasing moments!!! haha i feel bad for my friend cus we have P.E. after lunch..and she ate burrito...her favorites she cant stop eating them...and when we were doing push ups and sit up...and when she did sit ups... she farted-_-;; and everyone heard it... and now she skips P.E. class cus of it lols

No PE is a must.....i mean look at alot of kid these days they do nothing but sit in front of a TV, Computer, game system, or just sleep.....PE is the only form of exercise most kids get....i have no problem with PE and im not a small person if ya kno what i mean....im the Biggest kid on the Varsity football team....Gym is where i go and warm up for practice or stay in shape during the off season.....and if i have a free block im in the gym running or lifting to stay in shape....the only people that are against gym are those that are anti-social or just plain LAZY!

it should be required!! most of us.. like me... dont excersie like we're suppose to... sooo PE will get us active... if we didnt have PE.. most us would be total couch potetos!!

oh goodness why is this even an issue i likve p.e. its funa nd gets you active, i am like 80% sure that if there was no p.e esides joining sports many people wont do any kind of excersice

it should be optional, like art.

Like half of America is fat.

It's time to get communist all up on this shyt. Get fit for your country.

Cause truth is...sitting around on your computer all day doesn't help things.

i dont think it should be banned but it shouldnt be mandatory

I think it should be optional. Let those who enjoy that class take it, but as for me and other people, I'd prefer another class.

It should be required. With the high rates of obesity in the country, I think it's important to emphasize to our youth how important it is to stay fit.

I personally love physical education and I'm glad that it's required. It's a way to keep fit and to reduce the risk of obesity...at times. Sometimes it doesn't though because some PE teachers don't enforce some of their rules too much. Some just come out with excuses, I've seen it done many times. I remember this girl never ran the mile because she didn't want to run...she didn't run. So sometimes I'm kind of doubtful if even having physical education can actually reduce the rates of obesity...ok, I'm contradicting myself a lot...

It should be required up until you finish high school. But PE grade should be based on participation. For example: (Don't grade people on how fast they can run the mile. You get an A if in the top 10% times.) That would be such bs cuz it's not fair to those who aren't in top physical shape but did their very best.

o man i wish they wuld....i HATE PE...i know HOW to exercise...just dunt

i wanna take 4 yrs of language and 4 yrs of orch...n still have optional core classes which i cant do b/c of PE n health...therefor im gonna have to pay 300$$ each...600$$ to take it....what happened to encouraging academics?

and a few weeks of playing around for 1hr or 45 min a day isnt gonna help much.....

PE is good. A lot of people wouldn't get exercise without it. And c'mon...so what if you have to change....at least it's a class without tests and homework and assignments...all ya have to do it play. And you get to talk to other people during class

well there would have to be some kind of grade... or else you wouldnt do anything and then what would be the purpose of having PE?

I think that PE is good b/c it gives all the lazy bums that usually sit at home on their butts eating some exercise ... no offense to anyone.. that was pointed directly to me too haha!

it should be required!

kids dont get enough physical activity on their own, so it should be required so we arent all so darn fat!

i really don't like P.E., and i don't need it either, but it does help those kids who are getting fat and obese in front of the tv or computer (*cough* *cough*)

i agree wit long...it keeps me in shap cuz im lazy

it should be required... but...
its simply a excuse for the schools to bring down the obisety rate... or its a disclaimer for if the student gets fat they cant sue the school for not making them excersise enough...

many schools conbine their cafeterias with their gyms.... so it's not really wasteing money.

students bodies must be developed at a young age, and they should get into the habit of playing sports, so later on in life they don't end up couch potatoes...

Even though I don't really like P.E., since my P.E. teachers are nutheads, I don't think we should BAN P.E.... But I believe that some P.E. teachers need to be replaced... because they're idiots and they shout... all the time. I don't know. I'm kind of getting off topic, but every single P.E. teachers I've ever had in the whole entire life were imbeciles... lol

It should be required to keep students healthy.

This one is a no-brainer...definitely must be required in the curriculim. I mean if you throw away PE, you just thrown away a portion of "America's valiant fight over obesity."

phys ed should not be required but an OPTION... for those who wnat to take it... should not be banned cause a lot of ppl needs the excercise even if they don't realize it.