Are high schoolers in FCPS now required to take PE all four years?
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Anonymous
| It used to be just two years, and then they were free to take an elective in its place for 11th and 12th grades. But I seem to remember hearing the kids now are required to take PE all four years? If so, that is so ridiculous. They will be missing out on some great electives to actually broaden their minds, all for an hour of stupid PE? I hope I've misunderstood and that this is not the case. |
Anonymous
| No that has not been implemented to my knowledge - just 2 years and it has been a compete and utter WASTE OF TIME!! Even the "socializing" hasn't been worth it. |
Anonymous
| My kid likes Gym and will be happy to take it in 9th/10th. I'm sure he would take it 11th/12th if scheduling allowed.. |
Anonymous
| Nope. I teach 8th grade, and the high school counselors just gave their presentation to my kiddos last week. 2 years of PE. |
Anonymous
| I think it is silly that kids have to take PE, art, and music in high school at all. By high school they know if they want to take those courses. They had enough of it in middle school. |
Anonymous
| High school students can take PE online and thus make room for an elective. |
Anonymous
YES!! Thank you for this info! I am so glad to hear this. |
Anonymous
PE online? Like you watch a game? |
Anonymous
This is intriguing. What does online PE entail? |
Anonymous
| It's actually pretty cool. You track your exercise and participate in online classes about health and fitness topics. SO muh better than hellish real PE. |
Anonymous
| Wow, as someone who hated high school PE (ruining your hair as an insecure 14 yr old with 2nd period PE) that sounds great |
Anonymous
| I'm assuming you pay an extra fee for online PE if you're taking 7 other classes in school? |
Anonymous
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You do have to pay if it's taken above and beyond the 7 courses. We were advised against it as we have a child that does several hours a day of fairly intensive physical training because they are much more strict about meeting all the goals - not just the heart rate - which would have been fine but all the other stuff they require - busy work basically. Looking back we should have gone ahead and pursued it but consider how much your kid is willing to exercise and if they can get it in with their schedule.
If they take 2 online classes and schedule it properly they can arrive at school late or leave early every day. |
Anonymous
| How exactly do you physical exercise online? |
Anonymous
*do |