Re: H.S. Requirement: 4 years of P.E.?
Posted by Kay on 11/20/08
On 10/28/08, Daniel Hanson wrote:
> Hello, fellow high school teachers!
>
> I was curious. I found out yesterday that the high schools
> in the school district where I work require students to
> have 40 credits of P.E. (10 credits = 1 year course). Is
> that common?
>
> When I was in high school and when my siblings attended
> school in the area, we only were required to take 2 years
> of P.E. to graduate from high school.
>
> Does this sound like too much?
In my experience it was 4 years, twice a week. I don't there
should be less PE, more would be healthier, but I doubt many
high schools would schedule in more time than that. Too bad
because the need is great.
