I'm a little shocked at this. When I was in school we received PE grades based on effort and participation - being able to do 16 pull ups in 60 seconds was not the standard of success.
My son is a healthy young, he is not over weight, but has never been overly athletic. He has been busting his ass to get great grades so that he can have broader college options, but this class is going to bring his GPA down significantly.
My gut reaction is anger and wanting to address this with the teacher, principal, and/or school board. Even the AAHPERD and COPEC both say clearly that it is inappropriate for children to be academically graded on physical fitness!
Also it gets under my skin a bit that they have different standards for the students based on their sex. The girls in his class are required to do significantly less than the boys in his class to achieve the same grades. Does that seem right? Sure boys are usually stronger than girls but girls are also usually better spellers than boys - shall we give the boys easier vocabulary words too?
Please give me advice.
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