Monday, March 5, 2012

If you could drop one class from your schedule, what would it be and why?

I would drop Gym. Gym is a useless course in our school that helps no one, but the athletes. Everyone is forced to participate in these stupid activities, and we are penalized if we don't. I would appreciate if someone in my class took a Penology class and found some sort of law that prohibits students from gym. Also, most students in Gym do not like to abide by the rules and don't participate in class. This course is such a waste of time, and students should be using the time slot to fill it with more productive things. Gym should only be mandated for 2 years and after that it should become an elective. The main defense statement for gym class is that it helps students try to gain more exercise, but the bottom line is that the kids who are participating in gym have gotten a lot of exercise from their additional sports teams, and are in major shape. The kids who do not participate have no exercise to begin with and end with no exercise. I think our gym classes should be specialized to what we want to do specifically. I saw this at another school. An example would be instead of taking old-fashioned gym, yoga or dance class could be offered, and the athletes could also have very rigorous programs to participate in. I have seen this system work out very well.

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