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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you haven't been through an American University, you really can't judge.

I was hoping your post would talk about how they raise tuition to cover gyms, fancy dorms and amenities. I have only good things to say about the education I received though. [/quote]

My children have and I have come to this conclusion having had conversations with them. So much money goes into "general ed" classes such as P.E. or Public Speaking 101. And you are correct, the students do NOt need fancy dormitories or state of the art laundry facilities or Gourmet cafeteria food. Excess at its worst.

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What kind of university program requires P.E. classes?  Really, I truly want to know.  I was not required to take ANY P.E. classes in college, and the only person I know who WAS taking P.E. type courses in college was training to be a P.E. teacher.  Tell us, OP, where did your children go to college and what programs did they complete?[/quote]
In my school, P.E. was required for any student under the age of 25 who had not served in the military or did not have a medical exemption. There was a large selection of P.E. class choices: swimming, hiking, soccer, lacrosse, frisbee (really!), rugby, etc. I took trail hiking two summers in a row to get the requirement out of the way (we were allowed to repeat the same course for the requirement). I am not athletic and I'm not a fan of P.E., but like the other general ed classes, it helped me experience something outside of my comfort zone and I learned a lot about hiking in parks around Maryland. I also lost weight, so score![/quote]

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