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<blockquote data-quote="SuZir" data-source="post: 606386" data-attributes="member: 14557"><p>How did your son explain 0,25 miles in twenty minutes with anything else than total lack of effort? Average walking speed for non-disabled or elderly people tends to be over 3 miles per hour. 20 minutes in 0,25 miles is 0,75 miles per hour. I have seen my kid both crawl, bear crawl and 'walk' with his butt less than four inches from ground that distance much faster. Yes, he is pro athlete but those were long before those days. (And yeah, he tended to be naughty, those were typical punishments for being naughty in his coaches' time.)</p><p></p><p>I find it funny, that PE is a class many think kids should get a free pass. Few have a problem with music or art classes basing grades for ability. Even fewer with math class doing so. And yes, PE class can have homework like any other class. With our kids it has often been more the health science part of the class, but they have also have homework to cross country ski or walk or do some other form of exercise and document it. I see it no different than any other homework.</p><p></p><p>Kids are not created equal in how they do at sports, but neither are they in anything else. And usually what is required to pass a class is not that much. And if the kid has issues that make hitting those goals difficult, they of course should have accommodations and if needed, individualised goals.</p><p></p><p>And that flexibility; together with some basic aerobic fitness and little bit of muscle, it is the most important part for fitness that helps to keep you healthy. and you can easily improve it with little exercising. In fact to improve all three, you will likely need much less 'homework time' than any other class. And while knowing your historical facts is important, it is not usually matter of life and death, health and sickness and huge part of quality of life as some basic fitness is. With basic fitness I'm not talking about doing well in some sport, or having abs that show or anything silly like that. I'm talking about being able to walk 5 miles without any difficulty, having enough muscle to do everyday things and having muscle tone and being flexible enough to not have back or joint problems caused by your bad shape when you are only 25.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SuZir, post: 606386, member: 14557"] How did your son explain 0,25 miles in twenty minutes with anything else than total lack of effort? Average walking speed for non-disabled or elderly people tends to be over 3 miles per hour. 20 minutes in 0,25 miles is 0,75 miles per hour. I have seen my kid both crawl, bear crawl and 'walk' with his butt less than four inches from ground that distance much faster. Yes, he is pro athlete but those were long before those days. (And yeah, he tended to be naughty, those were typical punishments for being naughty in his coaches' time.) I find it funny, that PE is a class many think kids should get a free pass. Few have a problem with music or art classes basing grades for ability. Even fewer with math class doing so. And yes, PE class can have homework like any other class. With our kids it has often been more the health science part of the class, but they have also have homework to cross country ski or walk or do some other form of exercise and document it. I see it no different than any other homework. Kids are not created equal in how they do at sports, but neither are they in anything else. And usually what is required to pass a class is not that much. And if the kid has issues that make hitting those goals difficult, they of course should have accommodations and if needed, individualised goals. And that flexibility; together with some basic aerobic fitness and little bit of muscle, it is the most important part for fitness that helps to keep you healthy. and you can easily improve it with little exercising. In fact to improve all three, you will likely need much less 'homework time' than any other class. And while knowing your historical facts is important, it is not usually matter of life and death, health and sickness and huge part of quality of life as some basic fitness is. With basic fitness I'm not talking about doing well in some sport, or having abs that show or anything silly like that. I'm talking about being able to walk 5 miles without any difficulty, having enough muscle to do everyday things and having muscle tone and being flexible enough to not have back or joint problems caused by your bad shape when you are only 25. [/QUOTE]
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