<p>Oh my gosh, I HATED most of my PE experience. I was good at team sports, but horrible at things like gymnastics, running, and rope climbing. In 7th grade, they had two sets of uneven bars - one tall and one short. I was TERRIFIED of those things - “What, fling myself around those little bars??” At first I got away with at least using the smaller set, but then my teacher caught on to me and said I was tall enough that I had to use the big set. I remember going into the storage closet and trying to cry very quietly! She came in and said I wasn’t trying hard enough! That same week, the other teacher pulled me aside and mentioned that I’d probably do better at gymnastics if I lost some weight. Looking back on it, I wasn’t even that chunky.</p>
<p>Then there was the time in 8th grade that we all had to run a certain distance and they posted our times up on the wall of the gym. I was THE slowest, out of more than 200 kids. I’m still slow, but I can run a half marathon! </p>
<p>My kids seem to have it easier. At least they don’t complain as much. It does annoy me that my son even had to take general PE when he runs 50 miles a week in XC / track. What a waste of a class! He did have fun beating the hockey players in there, though - the upperclassmen were always surprised to see this little kid blow by them on the track.</p>