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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS (currently a freshman) really needs a break after his year at TJ but is considering taking the online summer P.E. class to free up time for some other electives.  If your child took the summer class, would you please share your experiences?  I have heard "it's no big deal; you just wear a heart-monitor" versus "it takes way more time than regular P.E. and is much harder" and would like to hear more experiences before he commits.  He's an athletic kid so he seems to think that his normal level of activity will suffice.

TIA![/quote]

My child is not in TJ, but he did take online PE as a rising freshman. They give you a heart rate monitor and the student has to do 90 mins of physical exercise that elevates the heart rate to within a certain range, each day. It could be 90 mins at a stretch, 2 sessions of 60 and 30 (ot 45/45), or 3 sessions of 30 mins each. That's the minimum amount of time expected for a session and the student has to maintain the heart rate for the entire session. My child is also very athletic so it was easy, but there were scores of kids who dropped out in one day. They also have an online lecture (the health part of PE) and homework daily. This was for 6 days a week, Monday through Saturday for 6 weeks. At thleast end there is a test. It did take up a lot of time and requires a lot of commitment, not just from the student, but from the family also. But for us it was worth it as it freed up a spot for an extra elective he really wanted. He now wants to do online PE this summer also.[/quote]

Does the need for a heart monitor rule out swimming? My concern would be exercising for 90 minutes on a code red air quality day in 98 degree heat. [/quote]

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