Gym Class Is So Bad, Kids Are Skipping School to Avoid It

Re:Gym Class Is So Bad, Kids Are Skipping School to Avoid It by groby_b on Monday February 04, 2019 @06:31PM (#19081742)

There's the slight difference that calculus does not depend on your current hormonal situation, while sports does.

Growth spurts wreak havoc on coordination ability, and it's entirely beyond the person's control.

(We're not even talking about the fact that you don't get a grade based on how well you answer the question in calculus, either. You get graded on understanding, and steps involved, even if you get the wrong answer. Or at least you get graded that way in sane school systems)

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Re:Gym Class Is So Bad, Kids Are Skipping School to Avoid It by usaphp on Monday February 04, 2019 @06:33PM (#19081752)

> calculus does not depend on your current hormonal situation

What if your testosterone wants you to run, jump and play with your friends instead of sitting and reading calculus books?

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Re:Gym Class Is So Bad, Kids Are Skipping School to Avoid It by CydeWeys on Monday February 04, 2019 @08:01PM (#19082259)

This is a good part of the reason girls tend to do better in school than boys. I don't know if there's a great answer; if you don't find effective coping strategies then you will suffer.

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