physical education, requirements too high Options

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PE is the most hated class in my school because we do lots of running and stretching. The standards of passing that class with an A is too high that only one or two students from the whole class of 50 something people could fulfill.
Push-ups are a killer to all students. Many student's strength aren't strong enough to do 15 push-ups to get an A. Most people could only do 2-3 push-ups.
Running is harsh too. For the mile run, the passing grade is 8 minutes (guys) and 10 minutes (girls). Same thing, almost nobody can make it on time.
Sadly, George W. Bush is the one who set those standards.

Should the standards of PE be a bit lower (or at least based on effort, not how physically strong you are) so that everybody can fulfill it?

Most students at the school could only meet the "C" requirementsfor PE. And the "A" in high school is really important for students who wanted to get into a good university.
IT MATTERS. MANY HONORS STUDENTS (like me) GET STRAIGHT A's EXCEPT FOR PE. Academic and social abilities are much more important than physical strength (you don't need to run fast/do push-ups in order to get into a good college, but of course, we need exercisng, but we can decide on how much running/push-ups we can do based on our strength).

People from my school take AP courses because they want to bring up their GPAs due to PE.

I try my very best in PE, but still my grade isn't good at all.

PE grade should be based on your effort, not your physical strength.

This post has been edited by peggysturr: Oct 1 2005, 09:33 PM

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Well, first of all, there's no reason that everyone should get an A; an A represents a group of students at the top of their class, which isn't everyone.

Secondly, the requirements don't seem that high. 15 push-ups? That's certainly not an unreasonable amount. If someone can only do 2-3, then he should be working hard in order to increase that.

8 minute mile, or 10 for girls? That's a bit strenuous--it is a pace of 7-1/2 miles per hour--but it's not overly difficult for just one mile.

[sprezzatura]

Well, first of all, there's no reason that everyone should get an A; an A represents a group of students at the top of their class, which isn't everyone.

Secondly, the requirements don't seem that high. 15 push-ups? That's certainly not an unreasonable amount. If someone can only do 2-3, then he should be working hard in order to increase that.

8 minute mile, or 10 for girls? That's a bit strenuous--it is a pace of 7-1/2 miles per hour--but it's not overly difficult for just one mile.

Most students at the school could only meet the "C" requirementsfor PE. And the "A" in high school is really important for students who wanted to get into a good university.


IT MATTERS. MANY HONORS STUDENTS (like me) GET STRAIGHT A's EXCEPT FOR PE. Academic and social abilities are much more important than physical strength (you don't need to run fast/do push-ups in order to get into a good college, but of course, we need exercisng, but we can decide on how much running/push-ups we can do based on our strength).

People from my school take AP courses because they want to bring up their GPAs due to PE.

I try my very best in PE, but still my grade isn't good at all.

PE grade should be based on your effort, not your physical strength.

This post has been edited by peggysturr: Oct 1 2005, 09:31 PM

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Most students at the school could only meet the "C" requirementsfor PE. And the "A" in high school is really important for students who wanted to get into a good university.

An A in high school PE isn't a huge deal to colleges; at any rate, the excuse "students need A's to get into college" is what makes grade inflation at high schools such a problem. In the end, an A means very little.

Like it or not, a C is average, and there's no reason everyone should get an A in every class for doing a mediocre amount of work--including physical education. Getting top grades means putting some work into something; if you can't do 15 pushups or can't run an 8-minute mile but need the grade, start doing pushups every day or running a mile everyday for practice. You shouldn't get an A for doing no work outside of class, just because you need it to get into a good college. A school or teacher is not obligated to give you an A, just so you get into the college of your dreams.