physical education, requirements too high Options

[sprezzatura]

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

[Classical Twist]

I have to agree with everyone that said these requirements aren't too hard.

Honestly, if someone really does work at it to improve their weaknesses, meeting these requirements is not hard. Last year I had an obese friend who couldn't finish the mile in less than 13 minutes, so I worked with her practically everyday in my neighborhood. We would walk/jog for 30-45 minutes for 3-4 times a week. She improved gradually, and eventually she was able to finish the mile in less 10 minutes.

I couldn't pull ups or push ups. So everyday I would head to this park nearby and hang on a monkey bar for as long as possible to build up arm strength. And I did push ups according to day(ex: February 12 = 12 pushups), and now I can do pushups no problem in perfect form.

I remember in 4th grade my teacher used to make us run 3 laps everyday during recess before we could play. And you know what? Everyone in my class had a great mile time, superior to the other 4th grade classes, who weren't required to do so.