puella in somnio
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- Posted: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 22:59:36 +0000
Almost every gym teacher I ever had was abusive. Like, my high school had a weights class where they regularly drove people into fainting and vomiting on the first day. Another gym teacher I had made a kid with a broken wrist do push-ups. And when I dropped the aforementioned weights class I got put into an online gym class (yes, that's a thing) with a creepy instructor who harassed female students and tried to coerce them into meeting him alone... yyyyyyyyeah. There is something about the job that attracts sadists and creepers. >:l
There's also the awful tendency where PE classes cater to athletic students and punish/humiliate people that can't keep up. Yeah, these are anecdotes and some schools do it better than others but they're common experiences. A lot of PE classes are just s**t unless you're already an athlete. And I really really really can't get behind the idea of having your grade drop because you were sick or hurt. That's not ok. That's the main reason I don't think it should be a required credit. One bout with the flu can totally ******** you over.
I would not have as much of a problem with PE classes being required if they were... you know... better. Like, show me a PE class where you learn to exercise at your skill level without hurting yourself, where they actually teach you about nutrition, and I'd be all for that. But my exercise habits were pretty much crushed by gym classes. x___x;;; I learned to hate exercise and I'm still mad about it.
There's also the awful tendency where PE classes cater to athletic students and punish/humiliate people that can't keep up. Yeah, these are anecdotes and some schools do it better than others but they're common experiences. A lot of PE classes are just s**t unless you're already an athlete. And I really really really can't get behind the idea of having your grade drop because you were sick or hurt. That's not ok. That's the main reason I don't think it should be a required credit. One bout with the flu can totally ******** you over.
I would not have as much of a problem with PE classes being required if they were... you know... better. Like, show me a PE class where you learn to exercise at your skill level without hurting yourself, where they actually teach you about nutrition, and I'd be all for that. But my exercise habits were pretty much crushed by gym classes. x___x;;; I learned to hate exercise and I'm still mad about it.