Is Physical Education a Must for College Students?

張貼日期：Jul 02, 2015 12:9:23 PM

Is Physical Education a Must for College Students?

Annie Lee

     We have been ruled to enroll physical education class since we were in elementary school. We had to attend every PE class no matter we like it or not. At that time, we saw PE as a fun course, because we didn’t have any pressure to pass the lesson, and everyone had to learn the same thing. After becoming a college student, I really think that we should abolish this kind of classes.

     The first reason why I think physical education class should be canceled in college is because most studentsenter college to develop their professional ability. Students who want to be an athlete can choose the Athlete Class. And for students who want to do some exercise during their free time may choose to doany kind of exercise they like.

     Second, I think choosing physical classes wastes much time and messes my schedule. Take myself as an example. If I have an almost full time class except from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Monday, I’ll have to put my PE class in that time. Before that, I thought of having a great afternoon tea or doing my homework for the next day, but to meet the school’s graduation condition, I’ll have to give up my plan.

     The last thing is every student must sign up for the PE class in our school. Even though I have woken up early in the morning to sign up on all the lists, I still couldn’t enroll in the class which I am interested in. The worst thing is that I couldn’t even enroll any of them, and I had to wait for another semester to get a chance to take the PE class. The school uses computer random system to pick a few that were signed as the first-choice class, and the second-or the third- choice classes usually have very low enroll rate. That means most students cannot get the course that they are interested in.

     To sum up, I really think that PE courses in colleges should be an elective course rather than a required one. It can also decrease the students’ absence rate and can let students have more motivation in their own learning.