Klarinet Archive - Posting 000623.txt from 2003/02

From: "Raycraft" <raycraft@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Pomegranate juice! [was Music vs. language --- schoolcutbacks]
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 18:59:05 -0500

Hey, when I was in high school, we had "pass" or
"fail" for P.E.
Sue

----- Original Message -----
From: "Elizabeth Berry" <MarchinCharger88@-----.com>
Subject: Re: [kl] Pomegranate juice! [was Music vs. language ---
schoolcutbacks]

> At my school, everyone gets an A no matter what they do. And we do nothing
> in PE.
>
> Elizabeth
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Deidre Calarco" <dleigh@-----.org>
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 2:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [kl] Pomegranate juice! [was Music vs. language ---
> schoolcutbacks]
>
>
> > On 2/21/03 3:04 PM, "B. Rite" <b1rite@-----.net> wrote:
> >
> > > Some children (and some adults) **do** enjoy PE and some of them
**do**
> > > pursue athletics as a career.
> >
> > Oh, but they do such a horrible job of "teaching" PE in most schools.
The
> > jocks get A's. The regular kids get B's. The geeks and fat kids get
C's.
> > Doesn't matter how hard anyone tries, or how well they manage with the
> body
> > and abilities they have. They don't teach you about fitness, sports
> > physiology or nutrition. PE should be teaching kids how to stay
> reasonably
> > fit and active all their lives. Instead, it often makes them feel
> > incompetent and uncomfortable in their bodies. Kids drop out of music
if
> > they have poor hand-eye coordination or a total lack or talent or
> interest,
> > and that's probably alright. But, everyone needs to learn how to keep
> their
> > body in decent working order, not just the talented athletes. That's
what
> > they should be teaching in gym.
> >
> > (Sorry about the off topic rant. I promise I'll practice my clarinet
> > tonight.)
> >
> > -Deidre
> >
> >
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