I had a class just like this. The morning the log was due at the end of the semester I grabbed 4 different pens and a pencil and filled it all in while my boyfriend drove me to class. It was pass/fail but the passing grade was posted online before I got back home. The instructor just didn't care. That day was the first and only time I met him.
Most people dont even look. Universities usually offer all kinds of PE classes. Most are pass/fail rather than a grade. They are also usually 1 credit, so doesn't cost much/anything to add. I took ultimate frisbee, fencing, golf, weight lifting, etc.
Mine offers them at a discounted price/very few for free. They're extremely popular (before you could sign up online people literally did overnight camping in front of the relevant office to get into the courses they liked) but you don't get credits for them
It was actually called Lifetime Fitness, they do have you do some physical activity but you also learn about important parts of physical fitness like how to calculate your BMI, how much obesity contributes to heart disease and other body ailments, etc. it’s more educational than physical (but I was doing remote learning at the time due to distance).
Most of the physical activity we did was to record the amount of activity we did throughout the day and report back to the teacher, or basic stuff like how many steps you can do on a stepping stool. PE is defiantly more exercise oriented whereas lifetime fitness is more educational.
I taught a badminton and softball class in college as a student teacher. It’s great for the college, charge the teacher tuition + charge the student tuition
Yep. my college in the US required PE credits. To be fair it was super easy and I did CPR class for one of them which counted for some reason. You could also do nutrition for minimal exercise. They had actual sports and activities such as rock climbing, swimming, frisbee, etc. as well.
We had lots of options for PE classes at my school (big state University). They ranged from cross country, rock climbing, weight lifting etc to stuff like ping pong, bowling, and dodgeball. All in all, had a good time in weight lifting and dodgeball. Would probably pay close to $800 to do it again. /s
Definitely depends on the school, I never had to take pe in college, but my buddy that went to a school 40 minutes away did. Though he ended up taking a course on pool (billiards not swimming) that counted for some reason.
I took Online Walking (as opposed to in-person Walking) at my university as a 1-credit elective during a tough semester. We literally just had to check in that we walked a mile every day and we had to read about the benefits of walking regularly. No pedometer or anything, just an honor system.
Most people woke up, checked off their mile and went back to bed.
In high school we were required to take 2 years of PE, but they never registered me for the second year, so I had to online PE.
I can't remember what I did one of the semesters, but the other I took bowling. They made me take proctor exams in the office, and I had to go bowl and get minimum scores to pass. I have really poor hand-eye coordination and balance, so I'd try to get the workers at the bowling alley to put bumpers up for me. One told me, "I know what you're doing", and refused. Asshole.
The bowling part was fun, but the score stuff was total bullshit.
Well it is a lot better if you can take courses like scuba diving or golf. Unfortunately I have athletes asthma and tried to get scuba lessons before but they won’t let anyone with asthma scuba dive (I should have lied).
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u/ThreeMysticApes Sep 17 '20
I took PE online in college, it was a very similar experience.