I, as a middle school student, am slightly confused upon the following question. I myself am not comfortable with my body nor do I obtain the image of a "skinny person." The required tests that we are given (this may be different in other states and/or countries) aren't the most easiest things to complete. I recently read an article that stated P.E. can help with self-esteem issues but for most kids, including myself, it does the exact opposite. It's not just the tests, it's also the fact that kids have to be in classes with others and like most things involving children, bullying can occur. The article also stated that in the class you're educated about the health issues that can occur if you're not physically active but in my school we've never learned about anything other than how to play sports or how to play the games set up for the day. I do understand that nothing will come out of this, I will have to continue to go to the class, but I'd just like to hear about others opinions.
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Yeah, PE kinda' stunk back in High School, but I don't remember any bullying in my class really. It's a graduation requirement because of Federal law, if the school wants to get funding they have to require students to complete a certain number of PE credit(s). Good luck with your class.
It's graded to balance out the average to an extent, I'd say. Providing motivation to participate, and a goal towards which to aim - difficulty is a personal measurement.
Modern life will stifle most chances of healthy conduct erelong, with long hours at work and family occupying any would be leisure time. If you don't garner some good infrangible habits early, deterioration will be inevitable.
PE is a joke (as is much of the curriculum really), more for socialisation and some minor sense of achievement unrelated to intelligence, but since you've mentioned bullying (which ought to be banned beyond some extent by the instructor), I'd recommend applying for a martial arts class. These stress the significance of honing both the mind's focus and discipline of the body, over raw strength or agility.