Huh... That's exactly how I felt about Latin.

They also play some seriously active games to support the kids who really like the competition and movement. Of course, they don’t really get those going until pretty much everyone already feels comfortable being active, so even the non-believers will give those games a try. It’s a real masterclass in how not to “other” children in a physical space.

They are, not surprisingly, some of the popular teachers in the school.

Maybe the decades long drop of standardized PISA test scores for students in #American #PublicSchools should be cause for alarm?

There’s a *reason* #Trump famously said “I *love* the poorly educated!” after he won his first primary during the #2016election in #Nevada. https://youtu.be/O9F6EAMPky4

#Resist intelligently!

Those qualities may work for a while, but in the end they tear down those who use them.

Referenced paper: https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=lEax8dkAAAAJ&sortby=pubdate&citation_for_view=lEax8dkAAAAJ:ufrVoPGSRksC

I still think I could've done pretty well as a wrestler.

My school had no pool or tennis court. Only play fields and a gym.

I am jealous when I hear about today's kids getting PE credit for logging the physical activity of their choice outside of school.

Oh, and my PE teacher actually whipped me on the leg with his whistle lanyard because I refused to do extra leg lifts. Fuck that sadistic piece of shit.

The long, winding path I took to discovering circus arts as a way to live in my skin was only after some recovering from a terrible PE "teacher".

He once made me run around a field with a twisted ankle until I collapsed in pain halfway round.

Can confirm to this day I loathe all sport.

I left school believing that all sport was horrible. Took me a long time to discover that rock climbing and windsurfing are great fun.

I exercise a lot now, and frequently think about telling my gym teachers and classmates to screw, but I'm a stubborn, vengeful person. People who are mentally healthier would, ironically, not take my approach.

And what's with
- "do this"
- fail to to this
- give bad mark
- end

instead of
- "do this"
- fail to do this
- "let me teach you how you can train effectively so that you will be able to do this"

*That* would be physical "education".

Oh yeah, PE was always best when taught by the football coach / social studies / history teacher who played favorites with his beloved football team.

The vast majority of my adult clients had unpleasant memories of PE. More than one referred to it as "torture."

I loved PE & organized sport - even competed at a high level for over a decade - but I could not ignore what my clients told me.

My position now is that sport does not confer good health. Large military studies have shown that the majority of lost workhours are from sports programs.

PE could & should help individuals refine what fitness values they have and then help guide them to develop personal plans that agree with those values.

There is no fitness ideal. One is free to determine what exactly they want to be fit for.

Yes! This!

PE is either sport — getting squashed in the mud, whacked on the shins with a hockey stick, etc — or it's gymnastics — having to vault over stuff with the ever present danger of whacking your coccyx on the edge, or climbing a rope to dangerous heights.

So many people are, and have been, put off all exercise by the extremely limited idea of exercise at school.

Schools should give the option of Yoga, Pilates, and proper weight training.

#exercise #school #education

Add in to that being trans and being subjected to some of the most disgusting statements from the fitness industry ...

My favorite "sport" is ballet. As part of an event, we were asked to wear attire of our favorite sport. I wore a tutu and ballet slippers (with my regular clothing).