Is PE an important class?

[Zahri]

PE, not so much. It's important to keep fit, but PE doesn't tend to impart the values of actually keeping fit.

It is such that HEALTH is an important class. PE would and should come after if at all.

That's what i think at least. :3

Not to mention, 1 school year (as required at my school) of running around won't do much to keep a person fit afterward. The curriculum here doesn't exactly impart a sense of wanting to keep up the work after the class is done with.

True, but being fit in the class does give you a great sense of satisfaction. It makes you feel well good about yourself, how physical exertion directly translates into good grades. Sweat of your own brow=Good Grades.

Very true, but it doesn't feel as good when you're the butt of everyone's jokes. ^.^

Though it did feel good to hit everyone with a hockey stick >:3 Even if it was accidentally ^.^

... Which it was...

Seriously...

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Stop lookin at meh like that Y.Y

I's bein serious Y.Y

Yeah, your point is true enough, but half the time for the participants in the class, it may not even be relevant to their interests. I enjoy physical activity, but i hate working with teams :3

Tis why i play DDR now. ^.^

 

[Explosm]

In Australia, P.E has no outdoor recreational part of the subject. Its all about health and shit. And yeah it is important

where and when did you go to school? last i knew the outdoor/sports and crap made up 80% of the class, all it was was the "jocks" picking on the rest of us under the pretense of a sport/game

NSW, And im talking about year 11 and 12

 

[ObsessiveSketch]

I really enjoy PE. In high school it was alright, but in college it's much better. It's a bunch of people doing/learning a physical activity that they're all interested in together. Lots of people have trouble motivating themselves to get out and exercise, but PE classes offer both a social and educational motivation for staying fit.

Besides, it's always more fun to play a group sport or learn something as a group than just going jogging in the early morning three times a week in the cold. While I don't think that PE should be a required course, I'm in total support of it being offered for those who want the opportunity.

For instance, I'm a Digital Arts major who enjoys music and reading. I'm also taking Italian Broadsword next term. How can I NOT love PE?

 

[Rokar333]

From my personal experience the only people who didn't like PE were overweight nerds (in the situation I was in mostly girls). Which I found curious, because I'm an overweight nerd and PE was one of my all time favorite classes. Sure I wasn't one of the "most fit" but I was apparently in a hell of better shape than I thought I was.

Our final was to run an 8:00 minute mile. I ran it in 8:10 and the teacher gave about a 15 second leeway so I got an A. It was basically Athletes >>>> Me >>>> The Really Out of Shape teens.

I think it is an important class and one which I wish I could have taken every year, because I realize that I was more active and in shape in that one semester of PE than I was ever before in my life (and regrettably since).

 

[AwesomeExpress]

Physical Education has never been more important than it is today, as many kids are obese. It's not a good thing, man. Get those fatties in shape! What if the earth was invaded and the aliens wanted to see how fit we were, and our fitness was what would save the earth from being vaporized? Then where would we be? DEAD! That's where!

 

[Ekibiogami]

Depends. At My First high school, the Entire school did PE first thing in the morning. It helped wake everyone up, and get the Blood flowing. It was also Fairly Lax as long as you were Moving around.
At my second school they Made me play sports (Or tried to anyways) half way through the day. It sucked and didn't help any.
So I'm gana go with No. Its not important. Because It inset being Used right.

 

[Levitas1234]

I hate PE with a burning passion, it's a waste of time and needs to go die!

 

[Estarc]

I always hated PE. I mean, some of us just aren't very active people, and attempting to force people to exercise isn't a good idea at all. Just makes them hate it.

 

[Dxz5roxg]

I don't think P.E. is really all that important. It's my favorite class though. But it's my favorite because all I do is literally sit around for an hour talking with my friend and I don't get in trouble at all. If you're not going to do anything for yourself because you want to P.E. isn't going to make you fit.

 

[mrhappyface]

PE, not so much. It's important to keep fit, but PE doesn't tend to impart the values of actually keeping fit.

It is such that HEALTH is an important class. PE would and should come after if at all.

That's what i think at least. :3

Not to mention, 1 school year (as required at my school) of running around won't do much to keep a person fit afterward. The curriculum here doesn't exactly impart a sense of wanting to keep up the work after the class is done with.

True, but being fit in the class does give you a great sense of satisfaction. It makes you feel well good about yourself, how physical exertion directly translates into good grades. Sweat of your own brow=Good Grades.

Very true, but it doesn't feel as good when you're the butt of everyone's jokes. ^.^

Though it did feel good to hit everyone with a hockey stick >:3 Even if it was accidentally ^.^

... Which it was...

Seriously...

<..>

Stop lookin at meh like that Y.Y

I's bein serious Y.Y

Yeah, your point is true enough, but half the time for the participants in the class, it may not even be relevant to their interests. I enjoy physical activity, but i hate working with teams :3

Tis why i play DDR now. ^.^

That reminds me, when I was in PE and Track, to reinforce our teamwork when we were not at school, we would often play some Rainbow Six Vegas together. Nothing says teamwork more than getting a touchdown or a successfully breached room.

 

[Vilcus]

I never cared for P.E. but that doesn't mean I slacked off in it. No matter how much I wanted to stop I always put forward my best effort. I may not like it but I understand the need for it, but I will say that I'm happy that it wasn't mandetory after grade 10 because that's when you start sweating A LOT when you exercise. I'd much rather shower at home after a workout in the nearby gym than in a grime caked high-school shower that gets cleaned maybe every 12 years.

 

[N_of_the_dead]

It's not an important class though that's just regular PE if you mean them in general than no some are to an extent like for me in high school when i could i switched to weights and conditioning instead of the regular stuff and lots some weight and built some muscle which was pretty good. but yeah for the ,most part i hated regular P.E. and it is pretty useless in all ways.

 

[ploppytheman]

Why should people who are born smart and have stability in their lives with the ability to do school work be rewarded but people who are born physically athletic or spent time training outside of school not be rewarded? Valuing intelligence (and not just intelligence but discipline and wisdom in applying it as well as having a stable home) and not physical prowess seems silly. I was poor and didn't have a computer let alone lunch most of school, but I wasn't poor enough for free lunch, and had huge instability in my home life and I passed PE and most of my classes. If you can't meet PE requirements try harder. I can guarantee its much harder for a "stupid" person to pass a class with an A than for a smart person to put in some physical effort. Its not like the classes require something that difficult from you. If you can't run a mile or do some pushups because you live an unhealthy lifestyle you should probably be happy the school is forcing you against your weakness. Its not like you have to bench press 2 plates. In fact most PE is "try and you pass" so stop crying and start doing.

Also obesity and medical problems are a huge issue and cost a ton of money.

 

[Paksenarrion]

I miss PE. I wish there was a mandatory PE class for all sorts of work. It relieves stress.

 

[Fr]anc[is]

In theory? Yes. In practice? No. Theory says "kids are fat. Make them move. Fin." Practice says "Growing up F***ING sucks! You know what kids need? They need to strip down to their underwear, twice a day, which is like painting a gigantic target on their foreheads." I can't finish this rant... but you all know where I'm going. All it gives to the kids who really need it is another reason to hate life

 

[Zahri]

PE, not so much. It's important to keep fit, but PE doesn't tend to impart the values of actually keeping fit.

It is such that HEALTH is an important class. PE would and should come after if at all.

That's what i think at least. :3

Not to mention, 1 school year (as required at my school) of running around won't do much to keep a person fit afterward. The curriculum here doesn't exactly impart a sense of wanting to keep up the work after the class is done with.

True, but being fit in the class does give you a great sense of satisfaction. It makes you feel well good about yourself, how physical exertion directly translates into good grades. Sweat of your own brow=Good Grades.

Very true, but it doesn't feel as good when you're the butt of everyone's jokes. ^.^

Though it did feel good to hit everyone with a hockey stick >:3 Even if it was accidentally ^.^

... Which it was...

Seriously...

<..>

Stop lookin at meh like that Y.Y

I's bein serious Y.Y

Yeah, your point is true enough, but half the time for the participants in the class, it may not even be relevant to their interests. I enjoy physical activity, but i hate working with teams :3

Tis why i play DDR now. ^.^

That reminds me, when I was in PE and Track, to reinforce our teamwork when we were not at school, we would often play some Rainbow Six Vegas together. Nothing says teamwork more than getting a touchdown or a successfully breached room.

I have no problems with teams, but i do have a problem with everyone around me insulting me, insulting me in SPANISH, insulting me in Spanish when they don't know that i know what they're saying, or just being jack$*#es in general.

You could probably guess that i'm not a popular person.

But tis so much fun having a crowd cheer for you when you finish a near flawless set at an arcade. ^.^

 

[AcacianLeaves]

Physical fitness is the only class you take in school that, if you learn nothing and fail miserably, it could potentially kill you. Nobody ever died of not-knowing-math-itis.

However, like any class, it depends on how its taught. Stick a bunch of fat, out of shape kids in the same class as a bunch of fist-pounding ape men with manarexia and have them play dodgeball and its completely fucking useless. Teach kids about how to keep their hearts, lungs, and muscles healthy through reasonable exercise and diet and you might actually do some good.

 

[The3rdEye]

If making kids feel uncomfortable and worthless is important, then yes.
PE doesnt make kids fit. It makes the unfit feel bad. The active ones already ARE fit.
I almost did not graduate cause of fucking PE. If it has to exist fine, but education should not be limited cause of it.

IMO, aside from any personal reasons a student may have (bullying, for example which is another issue altogether), it's the facilitator's goal and responsibility to foster a fair and fun environment. It's entirely possible to have both the "fit" and "unfit" participate and have fun. And if a kid isn't fit already, I would hazard the guess that nothing they ARE doing (pre-existing conditions aside) is getting them fit either, so how does having a fun game of football/baseketball/etc and learning some basic first aid, along with biology (such as anaerobic vs aerobic cellular respiration), and dietary guild-lines set anyone back?

Although, I'm getting the impression from many of the posts that "Physical Education" for most people just amounted to laps and "gym", emphasizing the "Physical" and ignoring the "Education". Maybe my high schools were the exception, but I think if all they have you doing is sweating then the school has a very narrow view on their curriculum.

 

[Miumaru]

If making kids feel uncomfortable and worthless is important, then yes.
PE doesnt make kids fit. It makes the unfit feel bad. The active ones already ARE fit.
I almost did not graduate cause of fucking PE. If it has to exist fine, but education should not be limited cause of it.

IMO, aside from any personal reasons a student may have (bullying, etc), it's the facilitator's goal and responsibility to foster a fair and fun environment. It's entirely possible to have both the "fit" and "unfit" participate and have fun. And if a kid isn't fit already, I would hazard the guess that nothing they ARE doing (pre-existing conditions aside) is getting them fit either, so how does having a fun game of football/baseketball/etc and learning some basic first aid, along with biology (such as anaerobic vs aerobic cellular respiration), and dietary guild-lines?

Although, I'm getting the impression from many of the posts that "Physical Education" for most people just amounted to laps and "gym", emphasizing the "Physical" and ignoring the "Education". Maybe my high schools were the exception, but I think if all they have you doing is sweating then the school has a very narrow view on their curriculum.

Nothing like that happened till senior year and even then it was just extra homework I didnt do.
Maybe when you are the last person in the mile run you will understand.