Klarinet Archive - Posting 000625.txt from 2003/02

From: "Raycraft" <raycraft@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Pomegranate juice! [was Music vs. language --- schoolcutbacks]
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 19:18:18 -0500

Lizzie,
What kinda school do you go to, anyway? We had to
do gymnastics, chin ups, push ups, sit ups, trampoline,
volleyball, tennis, run laps around the football field,
play softball, I could go on........
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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