We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

PE at school. Have they got the methods wrong?

2456712

Comments

  • aliasojo
    aliasojo Posts: 23,053 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    gingin wrote: »
    Catholic girls school. No rebelling allowed :( . Once we discovered boys, alcohol and cigarettes we rebelled big time. DD is definitely going to a mixed sex school lol.

    So there are certain things you can rebel for and running in knickers isn't one of them? :rotfl:

    You got your priorities wrong pet, green knickers is waaaaayy above boys or cigs. :p:D


    (Note I left the booze out of the equation.:D)
    Herman - MP for all! :)
  • Chakani
    Chakani Posts: 826 Forumite
    I think lots of PE teachers (I shall refrain from saying all, or even most, although that is my personal experience) are only interested in the kids that are good at the sports they teach. Anyone who isn't good is a hindrance to teaching those good kids, who are going to represent the school or county, or go on to do the subject to exam standards.

    I had a miserable time of PE at school because I can't sprint, was terrible at hockey and pretty mediocre at netball. I was actually a keen sailor and rock climber, a pretty good horse rider and a fair cyclist and long distance runner (and still am), and yet, my final report from my PE teacher said that I "had a basic understanding of simple games" (I was a top grade student - there was nothing wrong with my understanding, but my hand-eye coordination was pretty ropey!), and that I showed "little enthusiasm for exercise".

    That's how much they knew or cared about the students who didn't go on to be international sports stars. Presumably though, they are sitting in front of the TV taking personal credit for the one person from our class who did.

    To an extent, I can understand it. Teaching someone who'd rather not be there must be tedious and soul destroying, but as a teacher it is their job to make it a positive experience for the pupils for whom it doesn't come naturally, and inspire them to a lifelong interest in living healthily. Maybe it's like thin people who have never been fat, who don't really appreciate how hard losing weight is - perhaps PE teachers tend to be people who are naturally good at sports, and don't appreciate what it feels like to be bad at it (not that being compared as a class to the above-mentioned sports star was demoralizing at all you understand.... :D )
  • delain
    delain Posts: 7,700 Forumite
    edited 18 April 2012 at 5:15PM
    I loved PE as a kid. Especially when it was hammering it down outside.


    How old were the kids?

    DS is 6 and came home yesterday soaked and caked in mud but with the biggest smile on his face telling me they played dodgeball ''in a hurricane''

    Apparently wind and rain is not an acceptable way to describe the weather anymore.

    My DD1 joined an after school running club... Apparently she WANTED to run laps around school after everyone else went home in the dead of winter. She loved it too... Mad child :rotfl:
    Mum of several with a twisted sense of humour and a laundry obsession :o:o
  • aliasojo
    aliasojo Posts: 23,053 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    delain wrote: »
    My DD1 joined an after school running club... Apparently she WANTED to run laps around school after everyone else went home in the dead of winter. She loved it too... Mad child :rotfl:

    That's different if you enjoy a particular thing though, not the same as being made to do PE generally.

    Daughter's school has it's own well equipped gym, with treadmills, bikes, weights etc just like you would see in a public gym we would go to. It's apparently quite busy and a lot of kids use it. Yet they avoid PE.
    Herman - MP for all! :)
  • Raksha
    Raksha Posts: 4,569 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    goodness that sounds like the type of lesson we had in the 70s. I didn't hate PE, not really, I liked being physical - I rode my bike the 2 mile round trip every day, then rode another mile and a half to the stables most days, where I was a 'floating' groom (looking after the horses of the groom who had the day off), I swam, including diving and synchronised swimming (during the winder did circuit training for the fun of it) but somehow, those school PE lessons taught me that physical activity was not rewarding....
    Please forgive me if my comments seem abrupt or my questions have obvious answers, I have a mental health condition which affects my ability to see things as others might.
  • Chakani wrote: »
    I think lots of PE teachers (I shall refrain from saying all, or even most, although that is my personal experience) are only interested in the kids that are good at the sports they teach. Anyone who isn't good is a hindrance to teaching those good kids, who are going to represent the school or county, or go on to do the subject to exam standards.

    I had a miserable time of PE at school because I can't sprint, was terrible at hockey and pretty mediocre at netball. I was actually a keen sailor and rock climber, a pretty good horse rider and a fair cyclist and long distance runner (and still am), and yet, my final report from my PE teacher said that I "had a basic understanding of simple games" (I was a top grade student - there was nothing wrong with my understanding, but my hand-eye coordination was pretty ropey!), and that I showed "little enthusiasm for exercise".

    That's how much they knew or cared about the students who didn't go on to be international sports stars. Presumably though, they are sitting in front of the TV taking personal credit for the one person from our class who did.

    To an extent, I can understand it. Teaching someone who'd rather not be there must be tedious and soul destroying, but as a teacher it is their job to make it a positive experience for the pupils for whom it doesn't come naturally, and inspire them to a lifelong interest in living healthily. Maybe it's like thin people who have never been fat, who don't really appreciate how hard losing weight is - perhaps PE teachers tend to be people who are naturally good at sports, and don't appreciate what it feels like to be bad at it (not that being compared as a class to the above-mentioned sports star was demoralizing at all you understand.... :D )

    I completely agree with this. In all of my PE reports it was said that I couldn't throw and catch which was completely innaccurate and the result of the PE teachers knowing I didn't like PE.
    :j Tehya Baby DD 22/03/2012 :j
    Sealed Pot Member #1842
    Wins 2013: £10, Necklace, Pringles Speaker, Hairdryer, Snoozeshade, Baby Sling, :)

  • thatlemming
    thatlemming Posts: 269 Forumite
    When I was at school I was classed as one of the 'sporty' ones. Was generally good at pretty much all sports. However this was nothing to do with the PE department. Our year had several really good hockey players in it, and so one of the geography teachers decided he'd train us. He was utterly brilliant, me and half our team played for county by the end of the first year with him. He also refused to teach any other year hockey which was amusing.

    When we all got A*s at GCSE, the PE teachers took the credit. !!!!ed me off as was nothing to do with them!
  • luxor4t
    luxor4t Posts: 11,125 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 18 April 2012 at 5:41PM
    I always considered that running, screaming, hitting and throwing missiles was practice for warfare, not enjoyment....but then, I was the nerdy kid who didn't understand the "importance" of team games. :wave:


    I still don't as a matter of fact. Plenty of better ways to stay fit than thundering across a muddy field waving a stick
    (Golf is such a weird game ;))
    I can cook and sew, make flowers grow.
  • Marisco
    Marisco Posts: 42,036 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    aliasojo wrote: »
    See I have serious problems accepting what I see as stupid rules.

    That's a stupid rule.

    I would have had to rebel. :rotfl:

    Not in our school in the 60's you wouldn't!! :eek:
  • It was probably the case that there was nowhere else to put the kids when it started raining. At my school the gym is used by either boys or girls with the other half outside. PE is with half the year group - so if you need to take the outside half inside you need to find somewhere to put 90 kids - not easy.
    Save £200 a month : [STRIKE]Oct[/STRIKE] Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
This discussion has been closed.
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 352.1K Banking & Borrowing
  • 253.5K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 454.2K Spending & Discounts
  • 245.1K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 600.7K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 177.5K Life & Family
  • 258.9K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.2K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.6K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.