[Roughneck]

Our local high schools just replaced "fat-causing" coke machines with cappucino machines. . . they should have made PE mandatory again instead.

[TXBubba]

You said it! We also had mandatory PE growing up. Now they don't even get recess in some schools. Hard to believe but it is true. When is a kid supposed to get any exercise? Here you have to balance PE with art and music. I like art and music as much as the next person but it isn't something that will burn fat.

[MotleyGirl70]

they should have made PE mandatory again instead.

You mean to tell me PE ISN'T mandatory???

Growing up PE was mandatory for me from grade school up until 11th grade. And it should be now! These kids need exercise, if only for 45 minutes out of a school day. It physically stimulates the body.

PE was fun. In high school we had archery, bowling (at the bowling alley), swimming, softball, tennis, track, in door hockey, volleyball, soccor, basketball, gymnastics. We had it all.

I don't know if they would even have swimming in PE anymore.

I bet some of these youngsters would really like to get outside the classroom, in the fresh and enjoy some exercise, playing soccor, kickball, hop scotch, jump rope or whatever is available to them.