Originally posted by 2kitties
Childhood obesity in the US is reaching epidemic levels. And, an obese child is almost certain to be an obese adult. I'd like to see twice the PE in schools at all ages. Fitness is important to health and gives us quality of life.
i totally agree! i used to have very bad asthma, and my gym teacher at the time was very meaan! she made me run anyway even when i didn't have my inhaler and i was sitting there in front of she wheezing(sp?) and crying and all she was doing was yelling at me and calling me a baby and a wimp. (but that's another story--she did things way worse than that ) but i think there should be more P.E. in schools, but it should be graded on effort, not skill. some gym teachers are mean but sometimes they have to be. we only have to take 2 semesters a year, but at the highschool you dont have to take it at all. my sister doesn't take it at all and she's not fat, but she's lazy and can't run or excersize much. people who are on sports teams should be able to get out of P.E. if there's a class they would rather take that's more educational.