Writer's Block: Sweat it out

[dionysius]

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Yes. Unless a student has a valid excuse not to do PE, of course they should do it. Obesity and related disorders are obviously a huge problem these days in Western society; making PE unmandatory will not help people's laziness! I had a valid excuse to get out of PE for the last few years where I had to do it, but otherwise, I would do it. Yes, it was not a good experience most of the time, and I dreaded it, but I was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed some of the sports. If kids never try sports, how will they know they like them?

We can't condemn obesity and the fact that people's lifestyles directly cause diseases like type 2 diabetes, and have made cardiovascular disease the biggest cause of death, and then say, no it's fine; you can skip PE if you want to. Plus, I think that every subject should be mandatory until later years of school. At my old school, all the bratty children objected to taking a foreign language, which was mandatory - the teachers bowed and let them have their own way... :/ Who's running the school?! (A girl I took English class with actually cried to get out science class... they let her drop the subjects.)

Finally, though I'm on a slight tangent, why do people of religions like Jehovah's Witnesses get out of Religious Education? It's not a class that forces you to become a Christian - in fact, it teaches you about all the main world religions. And the atheists still have to attend! I hate to generalize, but a lot of religionists are close-minded about other religions, and this "I refuse to learn about other religions that aren't my own" attitude helps nothing. The class doesn't force you into any religion - it's about education, so that always annoyed me. God says not to worship other gods, but he doesn't condemn learning about them and keeping an open mind of others' beliefs.

Comments

[serrated-star.livejournal.com]

Here in the US we have a big problem with obesity and it's crazy the amount of young people with obesity problms here now. I think much of the problem is, like I think you were saying, people aren't moving enough, not enough exercise. Everything is all about convenience of the fast food, video games instead of playing softball or getting out and playing, etc. I think it would be good if a nutrition class was a requirement in high school.

A girl I took English class with actually cried to get out science class... they let her drop the subjects
Are you kidding me? Seriously????

God says not to worship other gods, but he doesn't condemn learning about them and keeping an open mind of others' beliefs.
Exactly! I agree!

[richard-vw.livejournal.com]

The problem of obesity is quite widespread across Western society, I think. Even here, you can see many kids who are well overweight, and there's no reason for it other than that they're lazy and don't do enough exercise. I think a nutrition class would be a very good idea. Yes, people can incorporate fast food and still have a healthy diet, but it's true that it's just too convenient for people to bother making an effort with good food. Even though it's not actually that difficult to throw some ingredients together to make a suitable meal.

Yes. She cried her way out. Apparently I was told she turns on the waterworks for absolutely everything. The worst part is that the teachers actually let her drop it. WTF?