Is PE an important class?

[Ziadaine_v1legacy]

The problem is PE classes these days aren't well organised. kids are harassed so much in them, especially those who didn't grow up as "jocks" (as they're supposedly called)

PE in GENERAL yes is important, It keeps you feeling fit and that's the important thing.

 

[Cozzzy]

I absolutely hated PE in school; put me off any type of sport or movement completely.

After finishing school I discovered Parkour though, and that's lead to me doing that, gymnastics, trampolining, rock climbing, weight lifting etc and loving it all. If we'd had more activities than football and a few silly coordination and cross country exercises, then I think I would've enjoyed it and it would have the potential to be an important class, but definitely not in its current state.

 

[Jaeke]

I'd say it is but all those fatasses dont even do anything in the class so it's not like it matters.

 

[bam13302]

Yes

 

[Adorann]

Seeing Obesity is becoming such a problem, PE apparently isn't doing the right job to keep kids fit

 

[ethaninja]

Exercise is important. Without a healthy body, you can't have that much hope for a healthy brain.

 

[Calum_M]

I think you can gain your answer from reading this thread. The people who were good at it enjoyed it, and the people that weren't didn't.

I personally have a love-hate relationship with all sport. Sport is hella fun with a bunch of friends messing about. When it starts becoming too organised, and playing with people you don't like, it can be horrible.

Also, the best sports are the ones you make up. Me and my friends invented something called "Crucket", which was like Cricket, but as soon as you hit the ball, it was one person's job to chase after the ball, and everyone else tackled the batsman. Freakin sweet

 

[kurupt87]

...with the waster's or the "jock's"...

English, the wasters would be the lazy "I can't do sports so I'll just flop around or 'be cool' and just stand still" guys. They're annoying because in a team game they fuck it up for their whole team.

The "jocks" in English are the guys in the school sports teams who think they are better than everyone else because they are in the sports teams; and they act like it's true. They're called, colloquially, cunts.

 

[James Hueick]

I hate PE. Its true that some people need to run around in school, but there are also those who don't. Making these kids do it is pretty cruel and always made me loath PE. That and also I didn't have any friends until High School, where PE wasn't necessary. So no I don't think that it is an important class.

 

[MelziGurl]

Being someone who's gone through high school and is only just learning important facts about my body that keep it healthy, yeah I think it's important. I wish that I gave PE a second thought in high school.

 

[Rack]

In principle it's a good idea, but in practise getting a bunch of sadists to torture children and give them free reign, excuses and suggestions on bullying means it's as damaging to childrens health as English classes are to their literacy.

 

[archvile93]

I think P.E. is good because it broadens the horizon. My first organized large scale group game that I remember was in P.e. and while I don't play sports now it was nice to have my field expanded. Kind of like, music class. Don't play anything now but I am happy that I was exposed to it.

P.s. Huge laughs when i look at a nerdy gaming website and see "Is PE an important class?" in the forum.

Really? All I could think of in those classes was how I could've been doing something useful with my time.

 

[That's Funny]

I disliked PE, it was the easiest place to get bullied, I mean I'm definately not unhealthy but I was bad at sports. Also my PE teachers are very old fashioned (I.e Bullying builds moral fibre.)

 

[Siberian Relic]

Mandatory? Yeah, I think it should be. I grew up with mandatory PE and it didn't kill me. The logic is fairly simple: children that are fit will enjoy it, and children that aren't fit will be kept active to a certain degree.

HOWEVER...I need to add to this that schools shouldn't be raising kids. The increasing number of unhealthy, overweight kids isn't the fault of any school system. It's the fault of the parents.

 

[little.09]

it is important. but kids should be exposed to more sports, for example i was exposed to afl week in week out in from 1st to 10th grade, but did i want to noooooo, in 7th i found skateboarding and haven't stopped for more than a week since.

EDIT: So what I'm trying to is yes but they should be exposed to a variety of deferent physical activities

EDIT2:

I think you can gain your answer from reading this thread. The people who were good at it enjoyed it, and the people that weren't didn't.

I personally have a love-hate relationship with all sport. Sport is hella fun with a bunch of friends messing about. When it starts becoming too organised, and playing with people you don't like, it can be horrible.

Also, the best sports are the ones you make up. Me and my friends invented something called "Crucket", which was like Cricket, but as soon as you hit the ball, it was one person's job to chase after the ball, and everyone else tackled the batsman. Freakin sweet

its not about liking it (i didn't) . it is necessary for long term health, bottom line is exercise is important no matter what people think about it. also that sounds fun as

 

[Morality]

I think that the way P.E. is taught, in my own previous school and many of yours apparently, is the problem here. In my own school P.E. amounted to running a lap around the field and then a game of sports ie, football, basketball, uni hock. This is not physical education, because there's no education. Anyone can tell a class to do a lap and then play a game.

Perhaps if the classes were taught the basis for staying healthy, proper diet, stretching, how to begin exercising, what amount of exercising is good or required for weight loss or toning up. These things are what people should be learning, not how to fail at doing a lap or be bad at playing football.

Everyone fails at things, but without a supportive teacher who tries to help you get over your mistakes, you'll just end up with more self-loathing than when you began.

 

[Sarukin]

Bugger no, all my PE class ever taught me was how to play Rugby and all Sporting jock people are dickheads.

 

[Marik2]

Yes its extrememly important to have. I was overweight when I was young and being in PE made me want to lose weight PE really should encorage kids to stay fit. Plus its a great way to blow off some steam.

 

[ProfessorLayton]

No. My PE consists of dressing out every single day only to walk around a track for an hour. It would be useful if I actually liked doing stuff like that, but I don't. And it's not because of any self-esteem issues (trust me, no one in the locker room is judging your junk), it's because PE is just boring.

 

[Nunny]

If done well PE is an important class, though from the sound of it a fair few people here havent been involved in a good one.