Maybe it would have been OK...
... if they'd actually taught something.

I'm short and skinny and couldn't kick or throw anything very far or in the right direction; after a school career's worth of PE I was still the same: it was just five years of the teacher making me make a fool of myself in front of everyone else by being crap at it. The talented kids got all the attention, advice and help, so I'm sure you enjoyed every minute of it.

It put me off physical exercise so much that I've never been to a gym, nor would I ever want to.

I really wish they'd had cross-country running at my school - or any kind of distance running for that matter - I'd have been great at it.
( teedyay, Mon 23 Nov 2009, 10:47, 2 replies)

I get that there were some...
Less than savoury PE teachers - I encountered a few myself, and certainly don't think everyone is just a lazy oik, but I think in the majority PE teachers just wanted to see some effort. Regardless of ability.
(Galahad is out of his gourd on yellow bentines, Mon 23 Nov 2009, 11:01, closed)

Actually, a lot of this as well
The only thing that the less-skilled pupils were taught in PE was how bitter failure tastes.

In football I always volunteered to go in goals as I could then wear a tracksuit and gloves and watch my teammates freezing their nutsacks off.
( Michael Ellis contributes nothing, Mon 23 Nov 2009, 11:36, closed)