pqr Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11814633 Interesting read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 There's a divide between state and private schools. The boys' school - which is not considered sport-oriented and which has half the pupils choosing to study a musical instrument as an extra-curricular activity - maintains a decent amount of sport in the school timetable. Hobbes does PE (indoors), games (outdoors) or swimming four days a week. Calvin has three days of exercise as his timetable is more full. They each play rugby, football, hockey and cricket. The school has teams that play against other schools, but membership of those teams is not compulsory. FWIW I hated PE at school for all the reasons mentioned in the article, but when we were sixteen we were allowed to choose what kind of sport we played. My best friend - equally unenthusiastic about sport - and I used to go to the school squash courts and play. We were no good at it but enjoyed it and got good exercise. This experience persuaded me that I could enjoy exercise; I have continued to exercise haphazardly but regularly all my life. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 (edited) Here in Australia the whole country is very sports oriented. The kids do not only PE, but Sport as well. It is considered a core subject . When I enrolled my kids to homeschool, the application form listed all the key learning areas that I have to cover, sport was in capital letters, all the rest were in lower case. the sport done in both primary and high school seems to not only be about fitness, but screening for future sports people, with even the smallest school encouraged to send students to inter school events, where the winners are sent to big city sports events to find the state champions etc. Edited November 25, 2010 by melissaL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 (edited) I love the idea of having Rugby and Football as school sports. Being a competitive athlete is an "ideal" for young men and young women in my way of thinking. I do think there needs to be reasonable accommodation of those who (for whatever reason) are not up to competition, and that other means to achieve physical fitness be sought. But being physically competitive would be (is) my ideal. In the mean-time Rugby, Football, and Cricket will be "extra-curriculars" for my son. Bill Edited November 25, 2010 by Spy Car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Is it the sports itself that are the problem or the demeaning attitude that often comes with the sports? I think you can have competition without the baggage - hasn't Little League been successful at that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 (edited) NT. Nevermind. Don't have the time today. Edited November 25, 2010 by Daisy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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