Your opinion on Gym Class

[Assassin Xaero]

I think it is important, or the being physical part of it, at least, especially considering how fat kids are these days. I do think that they should have different gym classes offered, because some people really like sports and others (like me) don't really care for them.

Personally, I think English class is a pretty big waste of time after elementry/some middle school. In high school, we had to take more English than anything. Ok, so we need to learn how to write papers and take notes for high school, then in high school they teach you how to write papers/take notes for college (I never had to, but I went to a community college), then in college you take notes and write papers for...? Maybe I'm just an exception to it because I became a software developer (most I ever write is an email to my project manager), but even then, I cannot even think of a real-world reason for having to write a paper in MLA format.

 

[Rastien]

I loved gym (P.E) in England.

I was quiet in school so when it came round to rugby season gave me a chance to shine!

Nothing quite like cutting the school dick head in 2 with a crushing tackle because he decided to run straight at me because he was "the biggest" and no one tackled him.

Even remembering this is bringing back great memories xD ran straight at me the fool. Dump tackled him i got to my feet, whats that? your holding onto the ball still and your off your feet BRILLIANT stamp stamp stamp. Suddenly he releases the ball and i proceed to crash down the sideline for a try ^^.

Since then the rules have changed your no longer allowed to "Stamp/Rake/Shoe" someone who doesn't release the ball. But if someone has hands on the ball in a ruck chances are your arms are getting raked.

But yeah i feel P.E and Gym are crucial in schools, childhood obesity is on the rise and it's great for team building and relieving stress etc.

Friggen hate Football (soccer for yanks)i personally find it the most boring ass dull game to play and watch ever T-T when it came to house Football i just used to dick around. I got nominated captain of the football team just to wind up the "pro" football player in our house that was fun!

They went for a penalty, the ball was flying at my face so i punched it away, then got into an argument with the P.E teacher who wanted to award a goal for me dicking around. >:C

I wasn't allowed to play house football again after that, Fantastic!.

 

[IamQ]

While physical activity is good and important, I've always hated it. If I had gym class at the end of the day, then it was okay, but most of the time I had it in the morning. This was bad for several reasons.

1. I'm lazy, and don't want to go up early.
2. You have to spend the rest of the classes afterwards feeling sweaty, because you didn't shower in the school showers, because they are about as clean as the arsehole of a cow.
3. You will be tired during the class afterward, and most likely not pay any attention what so ever to what is happening.

 

[Stu35]

Everyone knows about gym, in one way or another, so, I want to hear your opinion about it. To me, it's a waste of time I could be using to learn about the nature of the universe, human mind, mathematics, or how to dance.

I think PE(Physical Education, what we in Britain refer to 'Gym class' as) should be mandatory 3 x 1 hour lessons a week, minimum.

Obesity and a general lack of physical health are a huge problem for first world nations. Furthermore there's plenty of research that suggests that physical fitness and wellbeing have a direct influence on peoples overall levels of happiness, and concentration.

Of course, "Dance" Can be included in Physical Education.

At our School we played a lot of Rugby Union, Rugby League, Association Football for PE (lazy teachers), although we did get the occasional circuits, gymnastics, street dance, and field hockey lesson...

We had a Basketball team for a while as well, but there were only about 5-6 people who wanted to do it, all of whom were on the Rugby team and therfore unavailable on Wednesday afternoons to play games.

I spent a couple of months playing Field Hockey with the girls because I refused to play Football (I bled Rugby, and went through a rebellious phase of despising everything about football to the point that, when we played it one lesson, I got put in Net (as always), and simply punched the first opponent who tried to come into the 18 yard box).

 

[BlackStar42]

Also the Beep Test, who else didn't despise them with a passion?

That bastard thing.

Luckily, you weren't required to get a certain score or anything, so I always used to deliberately fail as soon as it got beyond a slow jog. I didn't care at all, and the teachers must've known that, but they never brought it up.

I didn't like doing sports at all, but in our last two years we got to do karate, which I loved- partly because I was good at it, and partly because our teacher was crazy awesome.

 

[SquidVicious]

I mostly enjoyed PE when I was in school, the only time I didn't like it was when we played games like baseball. I wasn't never particularly good at the game and I disliked how all eyes were on you, that kind of pressure sucks. Games like hockey, football, and soccer are a lot more fun because you can keep moving at least look like you're doing something useful. As soon as I was a sophomore and could take weights class I did that and never looked back.

 

[AnarchistFish]

I liked PE. Was something refreshing compared to all the dull monotonous work on hard plastic seats throughout the rest of the day.

 

[attackshark]

i would replace gym class with martial arts class, and it would be required daily for no less than 70 minutes.

 

[rdaleric]

I enjoyed P.E. at school for a few reasons:

1) Turned out for a skinny nerd I was pretty good at rugby,basketball and athletics
2) I got some revenge on the kids who bullied me via bone crunching tackles

 

[SquidVicious]

If anything kids need to be doing a lot of what you suggest but with a physical output. I would like to see an autoshop class, workshop class, cooking class all comeback into schools. Because while exercising the mind with the fundamentals is great, the skills you really need to survive and become a productive member of society requires actually practicing and performing the physical tasks themselves. That is why there is such a generation gap between people who are self sufficient and those that are too reliant on either technology or consumer services where they can't even cook a hamburger or change the oil in their car.

I would also like to see these come back as required classes rather than electives. I live in an old house that's very close to the University and as such the landlord advertises for students, with me being the exception because I've been here for four years when I was a student, but stayed because he liked my handy work. So we always have rotating roommates who stay for a semester or two and leave, and in my four years I have not had a single one who knew how to cook, do any kind of DIY, or any basic car repairs. These are very basic skills that you should have to make your life easier, and not just in saving money, but skills like these look good on a resume and right now it is skills and experience that employers are looking for, not always education. Yet cooking, auto, and shop are always the classes that are first up on the cutting block when budget cuts come in, and I can understand why, but I really do think that as these classes become more and more niche, we're going to find a large population of people who don't really know how to do anything except take tests and write papers.

 

[Vivi22]

It would be better if they actually taught you how to keep your body in shape... Knowing about how your body functions and how to keep it in shape, both mentally and physically (shock! Your brain is a part of your body too!!) is actually pretty damn important.

I completely agree with this actually. Although the real shame of it is that even if they switched it to do that, the government would inevitably mandate the curriculum. And based on what the US, Canadian and other governments seem to know about health, nutrition, and physical activity from what they already recommend to the general population, I don't think they're very qualified to create a curriculum that's actually useful.

One guy on the first page mentioned that kids can't learn if they're too busy monitoring their blood sugar levels. Ironically, if they knew how to appropriately control their blood sugar levels they not only wouldn't be fat (or at least not nearly as fat), they'd probably be able to focus better and wouldn't develop diabetes and need to monitor blood sugar.

 

[karloss01]

PE (Physical education) as its known in the UK was a waste of time for me as the Teachers didn't bother teaching us anything. we played a either football or ruby and did it poorly. I never liked sports and with this waste I just stopped bringing my kit in. i'd rather read a text book then run around in a field in the rain because its the teachers' job to do so.

though eventually my friends felt the same and got the teacher to agree to allow us to have a ball and just fuck around for the hour they had us instead of being the dumb-fucks that are the jocks with their hands down their pants shouting lewd comments at the girls in the other class.

 

[TeletubbiesGolfGun]

I loved it. Although I might be slightly biased, because sports is basically my "thing". Sure I couldn't shoot a basketball, or a soccer ball, or handle a frisbee that well, but I was fast enough that it really didn't matter. Although after grade 10 it isn't compulsory where I come from, it's an easy 4 credits for those who didn't take a very full courseload.

Also the Beep Test, who else didn't despise them with a passion?

Captcha: make my day, yes I suppose it did.

that fucking beep test. i hated how there was no winning/beating the damn thing. i got to 114 one time and i just laid down in pissed off frustration with it. (granted that was probably the best shape of my life at the time.)

OT: I think it's a great requirement up until a certain age, probably 15-16, then it should be an elective.

granted, i think this about every class, i fucking despised english with a passion after 7th-8th grade, but it was some other kids strengths so i couldn't be too mad i suppose.

as many have pointed it out, i had it bright and early in the morning which sucked, me being the person i am, i sweat and i'm always hot, so adding gym to that i'd basically sweat for hours at a time after that class which blew major ass.

 

[Robeltu]

I like it, it's healthy competition and makes me exercise more than I do at home

 

[Froggy Slayer]

I never really enjoyed it, because I was the skinny, nerdy kid who couldn't do sport for shit. I still go to the gym at least once every week now that I'm in the school Sixth Form, and I find it a lot more satisfying without any constant comparison to the other, fitter guys in my school.

 

[hermes]

Its not great, but its necessary. "Mens sana in corpore sano"

Let me put it this way, Gym once a week is not even bare minimum you have to do to stay relatively fit. If you are having trouble with Gym class, you are likely not doing enough outside school. If you don't have any trouble, its a nice change of pace.

 

[w9496]

I always enjoyed gym class, and I'm a little on the husky side. It's really a class where you get out what you put into it.

My school had gym through all of middle school and one year required in high school. It was fun most days, but we had to run a mile every other friday. I hated them at first, but then I got better at them.

Gym class is an important part of school. Team sports and activities promote cooperation and teamwork, while things like mile runs promote overall wellness.

 

[Imperioratorex Caprae]

Everyone knows about gym, in one way or another, so, I want to hear your opinion about it. To me, it's a waste of time I could be using to learn about the nature of the universe, human mind, mathematics, or how to dance.

Body mechanics is a science, though gym doesn't teach you the theory behind it. It teaches the practical application. Movement with your whole body promotes blood flow, which promotes healthy brain activity. Sitting on your ass all day and studying may be beneficial, but also pools blood in extremities and leads to poorer brain function.
In other words, getting up off your ass and doing gym will help you learn more about those other important things in the long run.
Don't believe me? Just look it up for yourself since we all know what google is.

 

[Scarim Coral]

As long the lesson isn't playing football (I suck and hate it so much that I got my mum to write a letter that I couldn't do it for medical reasons) then I love P.E (what we called Gym class over in the UK). I love playing rounder (baseball), gymnastics (I used to be great at doing the forward roll) and badminton when I was a pro at it.
Beside when the hell would you do that much exercise unless you go to the gym/ excersie quite often.

 

[omega 616]

My school had it and I can count the amount of times I did it in my entire school life on both hands.

I always "forgot my kit" even though if they had checked my bag they would have seen it plain as day.

I understood it was to make you not fat but in school I was a piece of string with knots in and now I'm fat ... I showed them!

As for learning sports, sports aren't hard to learn. In my school they taught tennis, football, rugby, cricket and running.

1) Tennis = don't hit the ball past the furthest line or the inner ones on the side. Don't let it bounce more than once.

2) Football = put this ball in the back of that net. this is the off side rule.

3) Rugby = get this ball past that line. don't pass forward.

4) Cricket = hit and run back and forth. Don't let your sticks get fucked up.

5) Running = not a sport. Cross the line first.

Sure, if they taught something unusual like la cross I would have taken a little interest but I am not into sports. It's all a bit too "GRRR, I'M A MAN!" or "I are teh best!".