P.E. should definately be more available in fat countries i.e. American , UK, Canada?...

Not only does it develop your physical fitness, but it develops your brains physical funtions i.e. hand to eye coordination, balance, psychomotor skills, how to work in groups, to lead, to follow etc. A lot of skills that are difficult to teach in a classroom can be taught on the field.

The problem is kid's attitudes towards doing anything physical. Me and my friends used to run around non stop every break and lunchtime, P.E. lessons and if possible after school. As we grew we used to trade pokemon cards, play the game while girls used to try and be all grown up and talk and gossip etc. Nowadays kids probably want to play video games in their free time.

P.E. used to be people's favourite lessons. Now kids hate it. In the space of 1 generation. This country is fucked.

I belive that physical education gives kids the freedom to run around instead of being caged up in a classroom, and helps children calm down if you tire them out enough. I think that it is not only good for heath, but also for behavioral problems. If physical education should be taken out of anywhere it should be high schools, because then it is down right embarassing because they get lazy then, and prissy about having to get sweaty.

Education aims at developing the all round personality of the students. ( no pun intended ). It is not a system to develop or impart trades or skills in a person, but more towards developing the physical and mental power of the students. It is towards this end that physical education is important in all schools.

Just as learning the subjects ( no matter if they appear to be of no material use in later life ) is a source of strengthening your power of learning, physical education is a source of strengthening the physical power of your body and keep it physically healthy. Physicallly healthy persons will be less of a liability in the society and physical education is the investment that will yield good results in the long run.

Physical education is crucial. For one, it gives kids a break in the day during which to be active. That's exceptionally important if you want them to be focused and attentive during the all-important academic parts of the day. Also, it teaches basic skills like hand-eye coordination and not-so basic skills like teamwork.

Most importantly, research shows that higher grades are associated with vigorous physical activity. Unfortunately, most physical education programs don't offer much of that. So, the problem is that physical education is bad. Not that it exists.

Sure P.E. is in need of reform, but what part of the education system isn't?

At this point, it's unfortunately all about money issues when it comes to this subject (and even the subject of keeping sports and/or art education on the books). For many, many reasons, local schools are being pinched from all sides to find the funds that they need just to get by teaching the most essential things that students need to learn. While I agree that getting kids (that probably spend waaay too much time at home in from the TV) active is an important thing, I unfortunately feel that it must be pushed aside so that other, more important forms of education are fully-funded. It's really a shame at this late date that we as a society don't value a really great education, as it's the one thing that can open so many doors for you.

I've had mandatory physical education for all twelve years of schooling, and guess what? Forty-odd minutes of standing in a gym every other day hasn't kept me or my peers slim and trim. Unless PE is seriously reformed and made to be actual exercise and education, just get rid of it.

P.E should be something children choose, instead of something they will hate. How boring and hateful for the students to have something that should be fun be marked on.

Yeah, I'm all for the health side of things, but making kids chase after a soccer ball at 45 degrees during academic times is wrong. Sorry dudes, let's keep sport free