Should a PE Class Be Required in Elementary/Grade School?

[⯌Sky⯌ ~take from you like you took from me~, Assistant Moderator]

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[Rhyleigh ~⬧ we must do what it takes to survive ⬧~]

I mean, we won't like it, but it's good for our overall health and it is good for people who don't have any time to be active at home

[⯌Sky⯌ ~take from you like you took from me~, Assistant Moderator]

I honestly liked PE in elementary, but ik there are plenty of ppl who don't. I feel like we didn't really work out that much. It was mostly just Lets Dance and games and stuff. It was fun imo.

[Sai :), Assistant Moderator]

yes, it should be. pe is actually really important, and it's been scientifically shown that exercise literally makes your life happier
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHY0F... - source: my pe teacher :/

[⋆✧Maddie ✧⋆]

I think that PE class should definitely be required because it is good for peoples health. I mean simply walking everyday is super good for your body so running around and playing sports is great. Being active is not only good for physical health but its great for mental health. Also, I had an aunt who stopped walking and she ended up getting to the point where she never walked again. So, instilling that kind of thing at a young age could be great for the kids health. Also, PE class was super fun for me and I'm sad that I go to online school now because it was a great way for me to have fun and get energy out. PE class is also good for the regular teacher because it makes the kids more tired an less likely to cause issues.

[Naimallama🦙:P]

I think that P.E. in elementary shouldn't be a bunch of drilling like little soldiers, I think at first it should be fun little activities. In middle school you can start teaching them how to do things and in High School you can start drilling them lol

[⯌Sky⯌ ~take from you like you took from me~, Assistant Moderator]

Naimallama🦙:P wrote: "I think that P.E. in elementary shouldn't be a bunch of drilling like little soldiers, I think at first it should be fun little activities. In middle school you can start teaching them how to do th..."

Agreed.

[gia]

its not like they have to run a mile or sum every day. theyre just doing like jumping jakcs and stuff. its great for their health

[Churro ✨]

I think that in elementary school it shouldn’t be too hard, like you shouldn’t be exhausted everyday. In middle school you do more, but still not to the point of exhaustion, and in hs I think that you should do it and you still should not be sooo tired after. Also in PE I feel like you should be learning about things that are actually useful to you, right now my school is doing a rugby unit the teacher hasn’t even told us how that could be useful to us in the future, so I’m confused why we are learning it. I think that also if you do a sport with the school or outside of school, you should be exempt, this is only so that you aren’t so sore for the sport that you do and then can not do it. If you do a sport outside of school like I said, then maybe have your coach right you a note or something you can give to the school so that you are opted out - this is only if you want to (be exempt).

[gia]

had to run 2 miles w/out stopping today 💔💔

[Barnette ⋆˙⟡ (my girlfriend's version), Creator, Head Moderator]

gia wrote: "had to run 2 miles w/out stopping today 💔💔"

What I would literally pass out my lungs close up when I run 😭

[Sai :), Assistant Moderator]

gia!! wrote: "had to run 2 miles w/out stopping today 💔💔"

dang

[olivia]

Well I used to hate P.E but I slowly began to tolerate it. Now its not that much of an issue for me. The mile is annoying since I do zero period but I do cross country so I have lots of practice with pacing\etc.

[Sai :), Assistant Moderator]

for me the worst thing in pe is pushups/pullups because i have like zero arm strength
the mile isn't that bad though

[⯌Sky⯌ ~take from you like you took from me~, Assistant Moderator]

Sai :) wrote: "for me the worst thing in pe is pushups/pullups because i have like zero arm strength
the mile isn't that bad though"

samesies!

[olivia]

Sai :) wrote: "for me the worst thing in pe is pushups/pullups because i have like zero arm strength
the mile isn't that bad though"

yeah I'm hopeless at pullups I've absolutely never been good at them
push ups depends on my physical state

[Ava ୨ৎ]

I think it depends. There are a lot of people including me who grew up with undiagnosed chronic illnesses, and I never knew that the average person wasn’t in a lot of pain while running. I think it can be good as physical activity is important for health, sure, but it shouldn’t be graded, because everyone has different physical capabilities and while you could argue that someone with less capabilities can say so and get out of it a lot of the time you grow up thinking things are normal and never know, so you think you’re just weak and get bad grades in PE, and for a lot of people a bad grade in one class can effect you a lot. So yeah, I think it should exist but it shouldn’t be graded and for younger kids it should all be fun, easy stuff (and you should be allowed to take tests in place of physical things like running)

[Ava ୨ৎ]

gia!! wrote: "its not like they have to run a mile or sum every day. theyre just doing like jumping jakcs and stuff. its great for their health"

in my elementary school in the spring we always had to run laps around the field in pe, and we did like 1200 meter and stuff… that was from grades 3-7 though

[Thibaud]

Yes it should be required as it is good for both physical and mental health. There are too many screens at home and schools.

[Nima]

Yes, but not for a grade. It was required for us in high school, but they graded us on skill instead of effort and that screwed over my gpa

[⯌Sky⯌ ~take from you like you took from me~, Assistant Moderator]

Nima wrote: "Yes, but not for a grade. It was required for us in high school, but they graded us on skill instead of effort and that screwed over my gpa"

agreed

[♪‧◃✮ᴍᴀʀs✮▹‧♪ ~matching w my gang~]

I think that PE can be useful for students' health and activity, but the way the PE classes are structured in some schools is a bit redundant. Specifically in my high-school PE classes, the gym was severely cramped due to the amount of students piled into it; we had 3 classes all in one gym, and we were given the smaller gym. They would yell at us for sitting or for not doing the activity they gave us (like volleyball or badminton) but there was no room and also not enough supplies given out for everyone to do something. If we weren't 'actively doing the activity', we had to do laps around the gym. Since the gym was so cramped, there was no room to walk, so you would often get hit or run into people/interfere with their game or what they were doing. Also, the way they tried getting us to be 'active' was lazy. They'd sit down all class period and just hand us some basketballs or something. They also forced everyone to 'change out' into PE clothes in an extremely tiny locker room. The whole 'changing out' situation is a whole other debate, but I personally think that it shouldn't be forced on minors. They'd actually deduct points if you didn't change out, so your grade would go down. They'd also deduct points if you weren't being 'active'.

[⯌Sky⯌ ~take from you like you took from me~, Assistant Moderator]

Thank you for this answer!