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meJess · F
It’s called physical education, was there any education or just a failed wannabe athlete telling you to get on with it?
ArishMell · 70-79, M
@meJess I think our PE teachers were genuinely that - Physical Education [i]teachers[/i].
A PM correspondent on here gives me the impression that in American school sports the emphasis is on winning trophies and glory (well, all right, in his locality anyway); whereas in the UK, in my and most of my friends' experiences the aim was physical and mental agility and stamina. The competitive element in some games and athletics was there, but for encouragement on the day only.
So a lot more than just "Here's the gym - get on with it". We were taught [i]how[/i] to perform the gymnastics, athletics and games - to the best of our abilities, which were low in me!
One day our PE teacher introduced us to 5-a-side football. He told us he had made the goals, in the school woodwork shop, though during the Summer Holiday; adding that his second teaching subject was wood-work!
A PM correspondent on here gives me the impression that in American school sports the emphasis is on winning trophies and glory (well, all right, in his locality anyway); whereas in the UK, in my and most of my friends' experiences the aim was physical and mental agility and stamina. The competitive element in some games and athletics was there, but for encouragement on the day only.
So a lot more than just "Here's the gym - get on with it". We were taught [i]how[/i] to perform the gymnastics, athletics and games - to the best of our abilities, which were low in me!
One day our PE teacher introduced us to 5-a-side football. He told us he had made the goals, in the school woodwork shop, though during the Summer Holiday; adding that his second teaching subject was wood-work!