Teachers don't really get to teach whatever they want. State's all have standards that must be taught to. These are the standards for PE in Texas: http://ritte

Teachers don't really get to teach whatever they want. State's all have standards that must be taught to. These are the standards for PE in Texas: http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter116/ch116c.html http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter116/ch116c.ht... Foundations of Personal Fitness is a requirement for all the later gym classes and that has several of the things you are looking for: (A) explain the relationship between physical fitness and health (D) compare and contrast health-related and skill-related fitness; (B) describe physical fitness activities that can be used for stress reduction; (D) analyze the relationship between sound nutritional practices and physical activity; etc... Maybe there are a lot of bad gym teachers (why be a Gym Teacher when you could get paid more to be a Nutritionist?) or maybe some states have less rigorous standards. Or the standards were lower in the past. Or maybe when you were a student you didn't notice the lessons the teacher was trying to teach. Schools are trying though. Even PE is getting better.