Comments | samatethecookie: Writer's Block: Sweat it out

samatethecookie

Writer's Block: Sweat it out

Feb 18, 2011 18:54

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daisy_the_mage1 February 19 2011, 01:07:26 UTC

I was no good at most P.E classes either (well, I was pretty awful at most sports involving a ball and the worst tennis player in my class but I didn't do so badly in classes like aerobics, trampolining and dancing). Still, I wished that classes were held more than twice a week.

samatethecookie February 19 2011, 04:23:52 UTC

We didn't have PE classes that often either. I don't remember many times we went to class per week, but my sister only had two PE classes a week at her grade school. In her high school she's supposed to have PE classes every day. But she goes to a private school so who knows what public schools around the city do with their curriculum.

shidoikarji26 February 19 2011, 02:31:00 UTC

The pupose of it is not to get a six pack, or a beach body, but to start good excersize habits so they can carry over into adolesnce and adulthood. Keeping themselves active. Another thing. Playing sports is fun, but it shouldn't just focus on the competitive aspect. That's why everyone becomes disinterested too quickly.

samatethecookie February 19 2011, 04:19:31 UTC

A good point. My brother's trained in martial arts so I do understand the importance of exercise habits. A lot of kids don't get that opportunity.

Playing sports is fun, but it shouldn't just focus on the competitive aspect.

I think that's why I never liked playing sports in PE, especially where a lot of kids are open for ridicule if they can't keep up with their peers.

It depends on your class, too, and how much control a teacher has over the activities. Personally I always hated games like dodgeball because it suddenly turned into an opportunity for assholes to specifically aim for kids they don't like. It's worst when a teacher can't recognize the peer pressure.