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I can see a bunch of college students angry and complaining that their college feels like high school and that their money/time is wasted in such classes.
by sotojuan 10y ago
I can see a bunch of college students angry and complaining that their college feels like high school and that their money/time is wasted in such classes.
- thesmallestcat 10y agoAs they should, if you're looking for fitness you can get a personal trainer and then some for that kind of money. And focus on self-improvement instead of checking some box to graduate. We're talking about adults here, after all.
- Jtsummers 10y agoNo, we're talking about students, and institutions intended to prepare them for the world after graduation. Fitness is a critical element of mental and physical well-being. Consequently, it's entirely reasonable to place physical education within the scope of a university.
- Jtsummers 10y agoProbably. Students will complain about everything.
- tdb7893 10y agoI ran and did judo so required PE classes would've just been annoying on top of that. This is purely anecdotal but I knew pretty much what I wanted to take so required courses just ended up getting in the way for me. At a certain point you have to trust college students to be able to decide how they themselves want to live
- komali2 10y agoI hear the same arguments about engineering students forced to take political science, or liberal arts students forced to take x number of laboratory credits. Arguably, health is more important that a journalist's ability to use calculus.
- Jtsummers 10y agoThough considering the HN consensus on science reporting, journalists knowing calculus and statistics would be a good thing.