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Colleges SHOULD have a PE requirement
1.3
Should colleges have a PE requirement?
You decide!
1.1
Discussion Questions:
1) Are colleges responsible for more than the intellectual growth of their students? Give a reason to
support your answer.
2) Would a PE requirement be discriminatory against some students? How or how not?
3) How does your personal experience of exercise and/or PE classes affect your answer to this
question?
4) Regardless of your personal opinion, what is the best argument on the other side, and why?
Colleges should NOT have a PE
requirement
1.4
Colleges having a PE
requirement could
make students who
are unable to
participate in PE feel
excluded
2.8
Students with
physical disabilities
that make it difficult
for them to
participate in PE
would feel even more
different than
physically able
students
3.5
Even among those who
are physically able, many
students may feel
uncomfortable
exercising around their
peers
3.6
Colleges should be
inclusive spaces for
all of their students
2.9
As adults, college
students should be
able to make their
own decisions about
their bodies and
exercise habits
2.10
College students have
busy enough
schedules without a
mandated PE addition
2.11
Having scheduled
exercise would help
students release
stress
3.7
Some students may
have other preferred
outlets for relieving
stress, such as art or
meditation
4.2
Releasing stress
would equip students
to better manage the
rest of their busy
schedules
3.8
PE could lead to
injuries
2.12
According to a poll
from the New York
Post, "Six in ten of the
2,000 people
surveyed currently
have recurring pain
as a result of an injury
gained from sport or
exercise in the past."
3.9
Mandated PE would
require some
students who don't
regularly exercise to
work out
3.10
People who attempt
to work out when
they don't regularly
exercise have an
increased risk of
injury
3.11
It is a college's
responsibility to
protect the well-being
of their students
2.13
College should inspire
positive lifestyles for
their students
2.1
PE classes help
college students
develop healthy and
fulfilling habits for life
2.2
Having a PE
requirement
encourages students
to make exercise a
part of their daily
routine
3.1
According to the CDC,
regular exercise "can
improve your brain
health, help manage
weight, reduce the risk
of disease, strengthen
bones and muscles,
and improve your
ability to do everyday
activities."
3.2
Not all people enjoy
the same type of
exercise
2.3
Colleges could
provide several
different PE electives
3.3
PE is a distraction
from the main
purpose of college,
which is intellectual
and academic
exploration
2.4
Research from the
CDC suggests that PE
can improve students'
academic
performance
3.4
PE gives students an
outlet to destress and to
subsequently focus fully
on their academics
4.1
PE allows students
who aren't athletes to
fully utilize the
athletic facilities of
their institutions,
many of which are
impressive and which
students are paying
for anyway
2.5
PE classes may
expose students to
new types of exercise
and new sports
2.6
Colleges should help
students discover and
explore new skills and
hobbies
2.7
BACKGROUND:
Most of us are familiar with the sometimes beloved and sometimes
dreaded Physical Education class—a staple of middle and high schools
across the United States. Yet, while some colleges have a mandated PE
requirement, most schools in the nation do not require their students to
take PE.
In an era where health and wellness have become part of our national
discourse, should colleges help students develop healthy exercise habits
through PE? On the flip side, should adult students be required to take part
in school-mandated exercise? Would a PE requirement unfairly exclude
students with disabilities? In the maps below, consider these questions for
yourself!
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