Kryptonite
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Okay, so let me tell you now, I absolutely hate P.E. so I might be a little biased. But, I honestly can't stand how it is mandatory. At my school we have an "A" day and a "B" day, so I only have it every other day, but a total of 90 times per school year. I think that having kids go to a 90 minute class every other day where they will be verbally abused because they're not athletic, they're overweight, or (like me) they have some scars on them from self-harm. I exercise on my own time (run 2 miles every night) so I think that it is the kid's and parent's responsibility to exercise themselves. ALSO, even if you say that obesity is an issue on the rise, then honestly, do you think that having kids being abused in P.E. is going to want them to exercise on their own time? NO. They (and me sort of) will always tie those feelings they felt to exercise. I mean, I would love P.E. if I had some decent people in it, but many people in there talk about getting high and smoking and all of those things, so I don't feel very comfortable. If the "coaches" actually cared about the kids and exercise, then they should show compassion when you tell them your problems or at least understand that P.E. is not everyone's fantasy. I understand that there must be some better coaches out there and I might just have been having a bad experience, but my friends in athletics say that the coaches say things like "Do you want to be like my P.E. students?" I had one good P.E. teacher ever, and she actually understood the non-athletic kids. She is by-far the best at my school because she pushes you to do YOUR best, even if it's running a 12 minute mile, and she would not put up with kids who bullied others. Now, onto the locker rooms. I'm a guy, so I don't know how it is for girls exactly, but I've heard things from my friends. Why are guys so...sexual and stupid. I mean, yeah it can be funny, but not when you rub all over each other and calling each the quiet people fags. Best of all, the guy coaches laugh with them. The counselors don't believe you even if you and a group of people go to voice your facts.
Let me get this straight, I am no way obese, I'm actually underweight. I exercise a lot only so I can avoid embarrassment in P.E. I'm mainly ranting about this because my very few friends (I'm focusing on the girls for the next part) who are in different P.E. classes (mind you, we can't switch) have came up to me crying because the jerks in their classes have made their lives hell. The coaches don't believe them, and the counselor says they can't get out of it because "You have to stick to the class decisions you made back last year!" (Let me say this, P.E. is mandatory for 2 years at my high school, but that is still horrible. Yes I know it could be worse, but I'm lucky enough for it to not be.) Yes, I do have friends, but they all are in the marching band, so I never see them. I've tried to make new friends, but that class has so many true stereotypes that it's not funny. I managed to get a girl to talk to me, but it's awkward. I just wish that, even if P.E. is mandatory, you should be able to not have to go to the weight room everyday, or play one sport for a whole semester. I would much rather see a variety, so that way if you're not good at one thing, you at least know that it's not what you're stuck doing for the rest of the year. .
Anyways, this was more of a rant because it's been pissing me off. Any opinions? Don't worry, I'll respect them as long as you respect mine. I know that by making P.E. mandatory, they are trying to make kids more active, but I don't think those habits will stick with them unless they find a way to make P.E. enjoyable for them. I just wish that the people at my school would at least try to help the kids like me, the overweight kids, and the kids who just don't enjoy playing P.E.
Thanks for reading, and putting you're opinion!
Let me get this straight, I am no way obese, I'm actually underweight. I exercise a lot only so I can avoid embarrassment in P.E. I'm mainly ranting about this because my very few friends (I'm focusing on the girls for the next part) who are in different P.E. classes (mind you, we can't switch) have came up to me crying because the jerks in their classes have made their lives hell. The coaches don't believe them, and the counselor says they can't get out of it because "You have to stick to the class decisions you made back last year!" (Let me say this, P.E. is mandatory for 2 years at my high school, but that is still horrible. Yes I know it could be worse, but I'm lucky enough for it to not be.) Yes, I do have friends, but they all are in the marching band, so I never see them. I've tried to make new friends, but that class has so many true stereotypes that it's not funny. I managed to get a girl to talk to me, but it's awkward. I just wish that, even if P.E. is mandatory, you should be able to not have to go to the weight room everyday, or play one sport for a whole semester. I would much rather see a variety, so that way if you're not good at one thing, you at least know that it's not what you're stuck doing for the rest of the year. .
Anyways, this was more of a rant because it's been pissing me off. Any opinions? Don't worry, I'll respect them as long as you respect mine. I know that by making P.E. mandatory, they are trying to make kids more active, but I don't think those habits will stick with them unless they find a way to make P.E. enjoyable for them. I just wish that the people at my school would at least try to help the kids like me, the overweight kids, and the kids who just don't enjoy playing P.E.
Thanks for reading, and putting you're opinion!