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Re: Optional PE
« Reply #15 on: February 10, 2011, 10:59:48 PM »
And I hated the running too. We did 800m and 1500m

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Re: Optional PE
« Reply #16 on: February 10, 2011, 11:00:51 PM »
I may have had it in my Junior year too. I can't remeber, I was on lots of acid. :baked:

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Re: Optional PE
« Reply #17 on: February 11, 2011, 02:21:12 AM »
Why don't they want to take PE?

I think it's because of doing it with boys as well as girls. Which isn't a very good reason imo though. Also getting changed in front of people maybe. I understand that, seems fair

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Re: Optional PE
« Reply #18 on: February 11, 2011, 03:50:30 AM »
I failed PE class in Year 9 because I refused to play volleyball.
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Re: Optional PE
« Reply #19 on: February 11, 2011, 03:54:23 AM »
When I was in grade school in Nebraska, I tried to opt out of Square Dancing that we did for PE, I felt it was degrading. That didn't get too far.  :-\

We had square dancing AND ballroom dancing, but in music class, not gym (we Massholes called it gym, not PE).
Oh my god I HATED that class, and hated the teacher. As for gym, well, thank god for bad knees,
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Re: Optional PE
« Reply #20 on: February 11, 2011, 04:20:41 AM »
Once every single person in my class got an A except me. And my teach even TOLD ME that ! :laugh:

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Re: Optional PE
« Reply #21 on: February 11, 2011, 04:35:29 AM »
I remember square dancing, and other dancing in 3d grade. what, is that like 8 ? why do 8 year olds need to dance ? I remember the boy and I didnt want to hold hands so we grabbed each other by the sleeve.

boys were really gross when I was 8  :M

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Re: Optional PE
« Reply #22 on: February 11, 2011, 05:30:39 AM »
I had PE till I was 18. From class two in secondary school, PE was in different classes for boys and girls.
Seemed it was done because kids found it more pleasant that way.

My biggest problem with PE was the lack of respect some teachers had. Sucking at PE is humiliating enough, no need to get that in your face from a teacher again and again. Had one very good PE teacher. I did enjoy it a lot more the years I had him.
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Re: Optional PE
« Reply #23 on: February 11, 2011, 06:35:54 AM »
In Florida PE was mandatory and every day till 10th grade then you only needed two more half year courses.  I had to suffer though square dancing in seventh and eight grade. Wrestling too which really sucked as I have an aversion to being touched. They also had yearly first aid classes during PE which I felt should be mandatory everywhere
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Re: Optional PE
« Reply #24 on: February 11, 2011, 06:51:45 AM »
LOL. I remember compulsory dancing in year 9. The brave ones or the ones with girlfriends chose their partners and the rest were matched up. Through pure luck, seeing the teacher coming around matching us and racing away from him I grabbed Tracey and said "You want to dance tracey?" She said yes and I was from that moment on, not only did I have a dance partner but I was the envy of every hotblooded year nine boy.
She apparently hated being matched up too and being the best looking girl in year nine, no boys had the guts to ask her to dance.
When guys asked me on the sly what my secret was I replied "I asked her" :lol:
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Re: Optional PE
« Reply #25 on: February 11, 2011, 06:56:10 AM »
LOL. I remember compulsory dancing in year 9. The brave ones or the ones with girlfriends chose their partners and the rest were matched up. Through pure luck, seeing the teacher coming around matching us and racing away from him I grabbed Tracey and said "You want to dance tracey?" She said yes and I was from that moment on, not only did I have a dance partner but I was the envy of every hotblooded year nine boy.
She apparently hated being matched up too and being the best looking girl in year nine, no boys had the guts to ask her to dance.
When guys asked me on the sly what my secret was I replied "I asked her" :lol:

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Re: Optional PE
« Reply #26 on: February 11, 2011, 04:26:24 PM »
LOL. I remember compulsory dancing in year 9. The brave ones or the ones with girlfriends chose their partners and the rest were matched up. Through pure luck, seeing the teacher coming around matching us and racing away from him I grabbed Tracey and said "You want to dance tracey?" She said yes and I was from that moment on, not only did I have a dance partner but I was the envy of every hotblooded year nine boy.
She apparently hated being matched up too and being the best looking girl in year nine, no boys had the guts to ask her to dance.
When guys asked me on the sly what my secret was I replied "I asked her" :lol:
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Re: Optional PE
« Reply #27 on: February 15, 2011, 03:20:15 AM »
It's funny, I just looked at the WP thread and they're all SERIOUS BUSINESS over it, but here at I2, we're rather relaxed about it, and talking more about personal experiences about PE.
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Re: Optional PE
« Reply #28 on: February 15, 2011, 03:33:06 AM »
In Florida PE was mandatory and every day till 10th grade then you only needed two more half year courses.  I had to suffer though square dancing in seventh and eight grade. Wrestling too which really sucked as I have an aversion to being touched. They also had yearly first aid classes during PE which I felt should be mandatory everywhere
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Re: Optional PE
« Reply #29 on: February 15, 2011, 04:00:12 AM »
we had to do country dancing in the junior school.  i always used to stand at the back of the line as there were more girls than boys so when it came to 'partnering' up with someone the girls at the end had to partner each other.  back then i would rather hold a girls hand than a yukky boy.  not now though.


in our senior school PE was twice a week - an hour and a half each lesson.  but you could choose - play netball,  use indoor gym or go 'cross country running'    obviously cross country running consisted of half the pupils standing down the lanes puffing away on cigarettes   -   but we arrived back all out of breath
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