Originally posted by wolf_Q
I completely agree with this. I took all of the required PE classes in high school, hated every minute of it. It didn't encourage me to do anything except hate PE.

I would absolutely die if there was a required swimming class. I'm extremely self-conscience, so you'll never see me in a swimming suit...but the main thing is, I'm terrified of deep water.
See....if you were at my school and had a fear of deep water they most likely would not care and fail you. If you do not do the swimming unit they fail you for the whole class...no matter how good you did in the other units, and have to take gym class over again. If you have gym second semester and fail it, it means you are going to summer school for gym- what a crock of bull. That is the biggest bunch of bull on the planet! COME ON! Give me a break! Summer school for gym!?!?!?!?! Summer is when everyone is active because it is so nice out...so WHY is there summer school for gym!?!?!!?! Makes no sense to me at all!

I remember last year during the swimming unit, the teacher made us get in the deep end of the pool, which if I remember correctly is over 12 feet deep. An old friend of mine was in the class with me, and he told the teacher that he cannot swim, not even do the doggy paddle, and would surely drown if he got in the deep end. What did the teacher say? "Get in the pool and just stay close to the edge." So he gets in the pool...sure enough...about two seconds into treading water he starts to drown. If only the stupid teacher listened to him! He said he was going to drown, and drown he did! I feel so bad for him, he was so traumatized. Like he really wants to get back in the water after that!

We have to take gym every year of high school. I have had gym class since kindergarten- and that's the only time I enjoyed it, when I was a little kid.

I am 121 pounds, so it is not like I am over weight or obese. Like I said before, when it is not -25F outside, I am outside walking neighbors dogs, up at horse camp working there, cutting grass/doing yard work, jogging on the bike trail, playing with friends, fishing, hiking, bike riding, etc. I try to work out as much as possible outside of school, because then I can get in shape and not have to worry about fellow classmates watching me.

If you could pick what you wanted to do in my gym class, and you did not have to be with the opposite sex- I would most likely love it and participate 24/7. I can handle being around the girls, although you get the occasional snob, but it's working around the boys what bothers me.

(If you think I am lying about this, or stretching the true...trust me..I'm not!)