How do I get out of swimming at school when it's compulsory and my P.E. teacher is mean about it?
It all depends on the school, district, city, state/province/territory, and country you live in.In many schools across the world, some form of sports or physical education is mandatory, but not swimming itself.Yet, in your question, you seem to state that “swimming is compulsory,” which, if so, then you aren't getting out of the class by any typical means.As such, I recommend you talk to your counselour about this. The P.E teacher may not be able to do anything about it his or herself, but your counselour can.Also, make sure you discuss this with your parents. Parents may be able to help a student in more ways than a student can.Often times, you can switch out into a different physical education class, or be excused from the class if you have a medical condition.Though, if you find that it is 100%, absolutely compulsory… then you just need to take it.Sit out when you are given the opportunity to. Don't participate if its' not going to be part of your grade. But, if the teacher asks you to do something, such as change clothes or swim a mile, and makes it mandatory, then do it.It'll be over, eventually.You also state that the P.E teacher is “mean about it,” but you don't go into detail about such. Presumably, s/he may just be stating the rules to you in an apathetic manner, which may seem “mean,” but it is the truth. And the truth hurts.If s/he really is picking on you, yelling at you, and bullying you and only you (or a select handful of students), then tell his/her superiors and your parents. Unfair punishments and behaviour from your teachers, who have more power, just isn't right.But, presumably and most likely, s/he's just telling you that you must do these activities and that you must take this class. Don't try to pick a fight or oppose your coach - they're just trying to do what is right, according to the school rules.So they won't get fired.Anyways, I do extremely recommend you talk to your counselours and your parents about this matter, and see if you can change/be excluded from the class.If you can, great.If you can't, you'll have to deal with it.Hope this helps.
Is a swimming class compulsory in the Japanese elementary schools or only in high school?
Thanks for the A2A.I have an aunt who taught elementary school in Fukushima until a couple of years ago, and a friend from university who is now teaching elementary school in Okinawa. Both of them talk about having to teach swimming classes and “pool duty” during the summer holidays, so I was quite certain that it was still compulsory.But just to be sure, I checked the most recent version of the official Curriculum Guidelines published by the Ministry of Education:http://www.mext.go.jp/component/...(Sorry, this appears to only be available in Japanese.)Yep, swimming is still there. There is an exemption for schools without adequate facilities, but in such cases, schools still have to teach basic safety guidelines for “swimming” and “playing in the water”.Swimming is compulsory in middle school as well:http://www.mext.go.jp/component/...Although it’s an elective in high school:http://www.mext.go.jp/component/...Which makes sense, as high school itself isn’t compulsory in Japan anyway.
In what countries is swim training common or compulsory for children?
2.1 Austria2.2 Canada2.3 Germany2.4 Singapore2.5 Switzerland2.6 United Kingdom2.7 United Statessource wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swi...sandesh,askameerpet.com
Is compulserary public education a good thing?
pinochle...thank you for an intelligent response. I'll try to address your points. I think my first point still stands, because parents are still forced to educate their children, and children are forced to work for it. You are correct that many other things required of us--such as filing our taxes--require mental exertion. Nevertheless, I'm sure we both know from experience that a labor spanning 7+ years is a different animal altogether. The point is that its forced, and I am forced to pay for this intellectual extortion. Parents do not always have the right to have their children taught what they want (as the recent Los Angeles case involving homeschooling parents demonstrates). Now, I didn't say that only uneducated people work in the agricultural field. Nevertheless, were there a larger base of American citizens willing to do hard labor, it would help alleviate the worker shortage that is attracting our Southern neighbors.
Which colleges make you pass a swim test to graduate?
Cornell University requires all undergraduate students pass a swim test. If you’re a transfer or grad student, you don’t have to. Because I didn’t know how to swim when I came, I enrolled in Beginning Swim. At least half of the class was upperclassmen who had never learned, but needed to graduate.The men’s swim test was required in 1905 because the military colleges required it, and military drills were a part of the curriculum for male students. Cornell was actually the first college in the US to require swimming, besides the military colleges.The women’s swim test was first required in 1920, the same year as the amendment giving women the right to vote. I think that’s a coincidence, but you never know.Students used to have to jump in the pool, float, swim four times around the pool, and tread water for a few minutes.Now, we have to jump in, swim once on our front, once on our back, and once however we want.SourcesHistory Of The Cornell Swim Test
Why are Australia and the USA doing so well in Olympic swimming? What’s their difference in terms of training and method?
From an Australian point of view particularly considering these last two Olympics, our swimmers have been performing well below expectations and are well beyond disappointing with our star athletes not performing well or winning the medals we expected. Whether this is because of the arrogance and bias the Australian mainstream media reports to us. Or because of other reasons within the swimming teams coaching staff or injury problems I don’t know.However, I believe the reason why the Australian’s are stereo-typically strong in swimming is due to our culture within swimming. I am not sure what other nations are like or other schools in Australia are like, but I was forced to take compulsory swimming lessons every year until the end of grade 10 (when I was 15), which started from when I was two. I believe that this is the same for a majority of students, as even though I changed schools something like four times since I started, I have always been forced to swim during P.E.This means that kids from a young age discover if they like or dislike swimming, or if they were good at it. Leading to more people taking part in private swimming lessons at their local pool. Every city has one and most regional towns have them as well. For example Mitchell, a town in outback Queensland with a population of just under 950 people has a public swimming pool. As I have previously stated, swimming is ingrained in our culture, thus why for such a small nation, we have such a strong national swimming team.This answer isn’t perfect but with a small amount of time, I have done my best to explain it from an Australian perspective. I don’t really know why America is good whether it is because America has such a large population or because like in many other sports, if you want to be good at it you move to America. I really don’t know.
Public School Swimming Naked?
I mentioned in coversation that when I went to public school, in Junior High School, and in High School (ages 13-18) we were expected to strip for gym in a locker room and shower in a communal shower. A guy from the Mid West then told me something I couldn't believe. He claimed (he is about 55) that when he was in high school, everyone in his school had to take a swimming class, and that his school had a pool. (That right there hit me as odd--a high school having it's own pool) He further stated that the pool was surround by high walls. (which also strikes me as odd). Finally he stated that you were required to swim naked.(The classes were segregated male and female) After I got my jaw up back from the floor, I asked him why in the world they would have you swim naked? The answer he gave (I am serious) was that this was a depressed and poor area, and they didn't want students to say they couldn't afford a swimsuit. Ah. Right. OK. This person is not given to exhaggeration or lying, and otherwise has a good reputation for truthfulness. In fact he was angry when we all stated we didn't beleive this. Should we believe him? Was this EVER the practice anywhere in America in the 1960's or 1970's or is this guy just insane?
Why is swimming not included in school curriculum?
After reading the other answers to this question, I realized how unique my High School is. Not only does my High School have two pools, but we had the opportunity to take much more than just swimming - we could take SCUBA Diving and Kayaking.Freshmen and Sophomores are required to take a 4 - 5 week swimming course in the newer, state-of-the-art pool.That’s not to say plenty of people hated having to swim during the school days. I would constantly hear people complaining about their wet hair, ruined makeup, and dry skin after getting out of the pool.As a Junior and Senior, I was able to take SCUBA in place of my regular PE class, which resulted in a PADI Open Water Certification.(Not my actual class, but that’s what it looked like)Another PE elective I took was Adventure Education, which included rock climbing, repelling, and kayaking. During the kayaking class, we practiced maneuvering and flipping the kayaks and even played games in the kayaks.(Also not my actual class, but same idea)I definitely got to do a lot of cool things in my High School gym classes.Photos: Pool — SCUBA — Kayaking
Why isn't astronomy and cosmology taught more in public schools?
They have classes devoted entirely to biology; they should have classes devoted to astronomy. Maybe it's changed in the last six years since I graduated High School. Or maybe it's different in other parts of the US. In elementary school I remember learning the planets and there names, and that’s it. Nothing about how the planets formed, how the solar system formed, or how the sun powers itself. I learned very little about the moon. In Middle school I don't remember much about science classes, I just remember I was smarter than my science teacher in 7th grade. She didn't think elephants could swim. Then she said that pointing toward the ground wasn't "down" because we lived on the side of the earth. So she had us pointing south because that was what she thought was down. How ignorant, I actually remember asking her if she had a college education in science. Anyway, I'm just raging about the education I received. I've learned more by reading books and studying things on my own in the last two years than I did in four years of High School, honestly. I just hope college next year will be different.