The sad state of PE in MCPS

[Anonymous]

My kid actually liked PE at TPMS in 7th and 8th grade - 6th was a nightmare for bullying and out of control kids in the class, and then took weight lifting at Blair and also liked that. I think it depends on the kid, the teacher, and the class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The state of PE at my kids' DCC high school is depressing. Many kids don't change. They walk around on their cell phones and just hang out. The PE teachers don't care and none of the kids actually learn how to play sports.

This is NOT what my experience was like as a kid in MCPS. You were required to change for PE and if you didn't change or participate, it impacted your grade. I was exposed to a wide array of sports including, volleyball, badminton, fencing, tennis, soccer, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, basketball, baseball, kickball, gymnastics, track and field, etc.

All for free and through MCPS and through my PE class. I didn't do sports as an extracurricular.

If PE is not going to be taken seriously, and if kids aren't going to be required to be physically active and engaged in the class, then why should it even be required?

Who's to blame for this mess?

I don't think "sports"/"games" are really the goal. I think it should be more about conditioning. Closer to a health class than anything.

[Anonymous]

They should have sports magnet schools. If you can go to a magnet program for musical theater why can't you go for a particular sport?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They should have sports magnet schools. If you can go to a magnet program for musical theater why can't you go for a particular sport?

I agree. And especially since we're seeing the rise of what are essentially sports magnets in the private school realm, with schools such as IMG Academy.

[Anonymous]

At our MS, kids don’t change but the kids do play sports and run on Fridays. It’s good activity. And the kids like it.