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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^ you're right. The health problems in this country stem from grade school P.E. Whether people want to believe it or not. And frankly, the health condition in this country is deplorable. It all turns into a slippery slope.

People get out of shape >> people need health care >> people can't work >> the country loses money >> the next generation is screwed.

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^ you're right. The health problems in this country stem from grade school P.E. Whether people want to believe it or not. And frankly, the health condition in this country is deplorable. It all turns into a slippery slope.

People get out of shape >> people need health care >> people can't work >> the country loses money >> the next generation is screwed.

Agreed.

^ Sometimes it's not the person's fault for not being perfectly fit like everyone else. Some people have such busy schedules that they don't really have time to "get in shape".

There's a huge difference between being disgustingly out of shape and being perfectly fit but there's no excuse for people to be as fat as they are when they can control their physique.

You know, even when kids exercise to pass a class, they'll still go home and scarf down cheeseburgers. And if they don't do it now, they will eventually when they are out of school.

I think that physical education shouldn't be as strict as it is now. I watch my weight, I do sports, etc, but I have asthma and depression which both limit my stamina, so it's hard for me to run two miles in 18 minutes which is the requirement to get an A. I can barely even run one.

Just because you are in good shape doesn't excuse the fact that we are the fattest country on the globe and each generation is fatter than the one before.

^ You don't see any problem with today's condition? Compare it to 50 years ago. I can guarantee you with great certainty that kids 50 years ago could handle twice as much on their PRT than kids nowadays.

Again, it's a slippery slope.

Again; indeed.