Physical Education in Schools

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by Edwina's Secretary


And I am grateful that I had to take PE. As a result I can bowl, play tennis, watch a basketball, baseball or soccer game (among many others!) gymnastic meet or swim meet -- and understand not only what is going on but also what it takes to play.

Then, please tell me what a triple Lutz is???

[Edwina's Secretary]

One of my classmates was Janet Lynn....Olympic Figure skater. A triple lutz is three revolutions and landing on one blade I think...

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by Edwina's Secretary
One of my classmates was Janet Lynn....Olympic Figure skater. A triple lutz is three revolutions and landing on one blade I think...

Now we just have to figure out if the jump is started facing forward or backwards....


Thanks!

[Miss Meow]

Originally posted by RICHARD
Now we just have to figure out if the jump is started facing forward or backwards....


Thanks!

Wouldn't a triple lutz done backwards be a Backward Triple Lutz?

[Edwina's Secretary]

A toe pick assisted jump, taken off from the back inside edge and landed on the back outside edge of the opposite foot. The skater glides backward on a wide curve, taps his toe pick into the ice and rotates in the opposite direction of the curve. The lutz is unique because it is the only jump in which a skater enters the jump moving in one direction and concludes the jump skating in the opposite direction. The jump is named for its inventor, Alois Lutz.

[Cataholic]

I loved PE. It raised my grade point, as I always got an E, or an A..depending on the grade level. I don't remember feeling self conscious in front of boys...but, I have always been pretty athletic. I do remember NEVER taking a shower...cause of my hair, make up and the 2.5 seconds between class ending and the next one starting.

I don't agree that taking PE either gets you in shape, makes you athletic, or gives you good 'skills' for later in life. BUT, for ME neither did math or science. (I mean- mean anything or do anything for me in later life, not that math didn't get me in shape..he he) Talk about feeling inadequate, self conscious, like a 'loser'...that is what those classes did to me. To this day, I can't do much more than basic math without the aid of a calculator.

But, what PE, and all those other "stupid" (I don't really mean that) classes like math and science, do is give you exposure. Exposure you might not get any other way (and, with the obesity rate what it is, we apparently aren't getting the exposure). Many, many kids won't EVER speak or use a foreign language (state side only), but, for my high school, you needed two years of foreign language. I never planned a musical career (good thing for Janet, eh?), but, I had to take music/chorus(and I still scare Binx when I sing).

As to PE teachers being mean, nasty, fat, etc., they are just like everyone else, subject to the same faults we all have. Just because my science teacher 'taught' me science, didn't mean he was up for the next Nobel prize (it IS Nobel for science, isn't it? Do I mean Grammy or Emmy?). So, why should a PE teacher be expected to be the next Arnold S? You take the class, do your best (as that is all you can do), and take from it something, hopefully, that opens your mind. Maybe the ONLY thing you will learn is to be less focused on someone's physical attributes?

And, finally, the only way I think the grade in PE should be based on 'effort' , rather than skill, is if that same scale is used across the board. I tried VERY hard in math, and still got barely passing grades. Should I have received an "A" for effort, rather than a "C" for skill level? I don't think so, sadly. I would have had a 4.0!

[wolfsoul]

I HATED PE. I couldn't stand it. Luckily, it's optional for grades 11 and 12, so I don't have to take it this year or next year. However, the year after I graduate, they're making it mandatory for all grades! I'm so lucky, I get out right before they make it mandatory.

In my schoo, you can either take Gym or Dance. I took Dance for about a month last year, and it reeeeally killed my back, so I had to go into Gym.

[Uabassoon]

Originally posted by neko1
I completely agree. Although I still wish I could have gotten out of it! I was in marching band for all 4 years and trust me, that's enough exercise in itself!!!

That's one of the few good things about the Texas education system (or at least when I went to school, it may have changed since then). Marching band counted as P.E. and I sure got off easy since I played in the pit! But occasionally when we would start to slack off our band director would threaten that he was going to "make us earn our P.E credit."

[CountryWolf07]

I liked P.E. - I guess it was because I was in shape, and I actually tried everything - I love sports - so I was into basketball, baseball, football, and kickball/dodgeball. Of course there were students in my class that slacked off - but honestly? I think P.E is important - it helps you to keep in shape - I only had to take P.E. my Freshman/Sophmore year - didn't have to take it my Junior/Senior year - that was nice. I guess I had a cool P.E. teacher that I'm friends with now and I still keep in touch with him - - everybody has their own good/bad experiences.