Do you think gym class should be required in school? Gym class helps in many ways but can also be hard for some students. Gym ca
n help keep you fit, it helps develop good habits. Not only that but it provides an environment where students can develop a variety of skills, but there are many ways gym can be annoying. Like always being tardy to class,or even having to do the mile run.
There are many gym teachers who enjoy teaching Physical Education. One of those teachers is Nancy Wilkie, a gym teacher and a counselor at Unis middle school. Ms.Wilkie says, “I think many students complain about gym because they are not used to activity”. Also that some students have, “a lack of confidence”. There are many signs to students who lack confidence. Like when they say the words “impossible” or “might.” “My advice to students who struggle in gym it to just keep trying, be open to new activities, and remember how fun it is to play.” says Mrs. Wilkie.
Fatmeh Beydoun an 8th grade student who goes to middle school says, “I don’t like gym because teachers make it all about themselves and they make it really boring for kids.” some teachers do make gym boring. For example when teachers don’t let you talk. I mean its gym, not math or science?. “There is no point for gym in school since we don’t even play that much, it’s just a waste of time”, says Fatmeh. Some violent sports terrify a lot of kids which sometimes causes the hate for gym.
Some students actually enjoy have gym, and get mad when they don’t have gym on their schedule. Houda Assli, a student that currently attends Fordson high school is one of these people. “Gym helps us students gain energy”, says Houda. Exercise is a great way to improve energy levels and gym always helps with that. “Gym allows you to be active in school hours”, says Houda. According to www.noodle.com only 29 percent of high school students are getting recommended 60 minutes a day of physical activity.
In the end we all have to take gym at least once a year. Gym can be fun and good but boring and hard at the same time. There are many students that tend to lack physical education. Those are some of the students who sometimes struggle a lot during gym. According to www.nbcnews.com 38 percent of students spend more than 3 hours watching television. So many students actually need to be active in school which is why gym can sometimes help with that.
Unis Middle School journalist, Mariam Shenaq
hey good point i like when you took stand because people think gym class is their free time to show their skills
Mrs. kincaid 1rst hour Alex Alburkat
How do people show skills in gym class? Is this important to get through the day?
In my opinion gym is really important because students all day are sitting in a chair and sometimes need free time and let there energy out. Which is a perfect thing for gym.
Shahab Alriyashi 7th hour
How does the day go when you don’t have movement? How did you feel?
In my opinion gym is really important because students all day are sitting in a chair and sometimes need free time and let there energy out. Which is a perfect thing for gym. And without movement the kids will just be very tired and don’t feel like doing anything which results in bad grades.
Shahab Alriyashi 7th hour
Being fit is always important, it is part of survival. So I do agree that Gym is important for school. If you can make students play football, basketball, dodge ball, etc. It will get them very competitive and it makes us fit and and have fun at the same time.
I believe that gym is really important because it keeps people fit in school. I really like gym because I get to play sports and stay active. Sometimes my gym teacher just sits there and talk and we don’t get to do anything. We should be able to do more gym activities.
Ilham Bezzi 3rd hour
I full heartedly believe students should have gym at least once a year. Although gym can come across as boring or a waste of time, it will benefit you in the future. Some people won’t get their exercise at home saying they have “better things to do” or “I’ll do it later” or maybe even “I’ll just go on a diet”. Many of these options are unhealthy such as certain diets. But I also think we should do something about the tardiness and the mile run. Even I may sometimes say we wouldn’t lose anything if we just stopped having gym, we should actually be grateful because some won’t get this opportunity.
Yasmeen Alhubaishi 7th hr.
I think gym is very important because if kids do not let out all of their energy stored through the day they will say hyper in class causing a distraction and stopping other kids from learning. Gym is also important because kids have to have fun and gym is a good way to communicate with your friends and keep your body healthy.
Ahmad Aoun 7th hour
I think gym is very important, but for some people it is hard. P.E gets you active and awake in school. But people think it’s forced and tiring.I sometimes like gym but sometimes it does get annoying and boring. All in all, gym is really good for you because usually students spend more time on their phones.
Rukaya Altiwainy 7th hour
I do think that gym class is important in school. I think gym class should stay required in school because it helps you stay active and fit. I also think that throughout the day you might not just want to sit in your chair all day or sit on the floor and work quietly and you just want to move around and play sports like basketball, football, soccer, volleyball, etc.
In my opinion I agree that gym is very important. It is always important to stay fit, which also goes along with having a healthy diet. Many kids don’t enjoy gym, usually because they don’t like to be active, but if you can get them to at least participate and they end up enjoying then they will be very interested and they also can get competitive. This will keep them in shape and bring great joy to some of them. When having gym in the morning or near the afternoon it can affect your mood positively by keeping you calm and relaxed.
Gym is really important in school im not just saying that because gym is my favorite. Gym is important cause school work is hard and stressful when gym lets you loose.If i didn’t have gym i think i would just let loose in class and then it would be a distraction and i also relive i wouldn’t do my work.
Yes, gym gives students an opportunity to develop leadership skills and can develop teamwork abilities.
I also know that gym strengthens people’s coordination and flexibility which is a very good thing, gym classes can also help teach children skills that can help them be active their whole lives.
Mohamman Alhameed, 7th Hour, Mrs. Kincaid
In my opinion I do think that gym is important elpacially for new comers. I think this because in their home country they probably didn’t know how any sports but in gym you get taught all the sports you need to. Such as basketball, football, volleyball, soccer etc…
Haydar Moustafa/7th hour
i think gym should be required in every school. i think gym should be required in school is because students should be in good shape also it provides an environment where students can develop a variety of skills. i think a student should be able to take gym atleast for half of the semister. Gym allows you to be active in school hours. there is probaly many schools that dont have gym in there schools.
Mohamed Alghazaly 3rd hour
I think we should have gym class at school personally because in gym it’s like a break from my other classes and where I get to play. I love all sports and playing them in gym class with my friends are my favorite part so I think we should have gym class at school.
Rania Bazzi 3rd hour
I believe that gym should be required. We go to school 5 times a week and we stay bored. Gym is one of the only times we get to move and use our energy in a way we want to. I believe that if math is required then gym should be required. I believe this is great story. Overall, it has strong points for both views.
Gym is important because you have to exercise so you can be strong and it is good for your mussels. Also I think that you shouldn’t be sitting all day I think you should move around so you can get your blood moving in the right direction, I think if you want that to be happing you should try running, playing basketball, football, soccer, etc.
Ali Ghoul 3rd hour
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There are the kids who like gym and really dislike gym but i’m one of the people who love and I think when we learn stuff sitting in chairs it is ok but there is times when we need to get out and have some fun in the gym and stay in shape.
3rd hour
*abdulrahman nuseibeh 1st hour- I think gym does allow you to gain all potential energy, it can also be boring or annoying because some teachers in gym class keep on talking and waste all the time so when we want to play there would be only a little time. Overall, I think that gym is very useful and helps us gain all of our energy and it keeps us up and not tired, so I think that I would want gym class.
hi i think that people should have gym class because people need to let their energy out if they don’t do you think teachers would want a hyper kid in their class no they would not also people stay fit and in shape its also one of the points of having gym.
gym is important because everyone knows you need some good exercies everyday and in school you can have fun with friends which is a lot more fun.
AbdulRahman Nuseibeh 1st Hour- I love to attend gym class, we always play and have fun, but we don’t have the whole hour to ourselves. Attending gym is fun, and gains all of your potential energy, and it helps you to become an active person. On the other hand, its not always fun in gym class, for example, it can be annoying whenever the teacher keeps on talking, and we get really bored, and when it comes down to our playing time, we have a very few amount of time to play. So overall, I think that gym will help be gain energy, stay fit, and be active, by playing every day in class, and having fun while doing it.
I think gym is a really important to us because it helps us stay fit. If we dont have gym in school we be less fit and students are always on chairs and barely even move so we need a part of the day where get out of our seats and have some fun so we could be at least a bit more healthier.
Mo, Great points made but hard to read due to run-on sentences!
I totally agree with Fatmeh because she has a point gym should be the one hour where kids are free and are aloud to have fun with each other and socialize. Shes also right about the scary activities that are done i mean its alright for boys to play flag football and fall down because they are used to it but not all girls are gonna want to play the flag football game if it involves falling or possibly getting hurt. I personally dont like gym class for two reasons. One is because we have to change and its useless because it takes up so much time that we could be using to do our activities. And two because the kids have no say in what they wanna do its always the teachers choice to play stupid boring games that us kids have no interest in. That’s why I hate gym and that’s why most kids hate it to.