[quote]DJHT wrote:
I should have been more clear, I was actually looking at it from the administration aspect not the teachers. Teachers do not decide what curriculum is set for graduation, or set what the standard of education is. Also from a parents point of view, most parents look at their children as being the best and brightest at everything. As a parent of 5 kids I can attest to what I have seen raising my kids and other parents.
I know not every kid can play sports however setting a standard of at least having some type of physical requirement at least puts some pressure on the situation. [/quote]
…and we now live in a country where they are trying to get rid of letter grades for exams and classes because they don’t want kids to feel bad.
We were fucked long before this and I don’t see “mandatory PE” as doing anythign to change the real situation…ie, tons of overprivileged kids who don’t do shit at home in terms of physical work or even play, who eat crap all day and then let it sit in them as they spend 5 hours online playing Halo a night.
I mean, we are so out of shape, the military is now having to revamp their entire training regimen to meet the growing “Fat Ass Population Needs”.
How can school correct this in an hour? It can’t. Most of these kids can’t do anything. It isn’t like there are even 5 kids in the average class today who can do 10 push ups unassisted.
So, what would the requirements be that would actually mean anything? One push up? Half a pull up?
I know, we can have a contest for who can shovel down the most apple pies while scoring high on a standardized first person shooter.