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Gym class isn't the most fun class for a lot of kids. While some like the fact that they have a class everyday where all they have to do is play games, there are a lot of issues that some kids just have with gym class. I think that most of the general issues that some kids have with gym class are obvious, and trend down through the generations.

Some kids just dislike gym class simply because they have no use for athletic competition. They might be more concerned with the science fair, or the homework that they could be doing. Maybe they would rather be listening to Green Day as opposed to listening about how to throw a decent pass in football. Simply put, some just don't care about gym class.

There are some kids out there who fear gym because they think they are just going to get beat up out there. I remember being the smallest kid in my class for a lot of years, and while I didn't worry too much, I would sometimes have to watch my back to make sure I wasn't getting pelted by a ball.

Some kids don't like gym class because there are some really awkward units. Does everybody remember the swimming unit? How weird was that having to get changed to go into the pool? I don't think anyone was really looking forward to that time of the year, and I know everyone was pretty happy when they no longer had to do any swimming in gym class.

Gym teachers can make gym class a real pain as well. If you have ever had a gym teacher who loved the competition, and thought that gym class was the real deal, then you probably didn't have a lot of fun. I think the only time I ever disliked gym was when the gym teacher was more about competition, and talking about the football team, as opposed to just playing ball for three classes a week.

Gym class can be a great class, and is really needed in school. However, there are many reasons why kids don't like gym class at all. I loved gym, but there were many times where even I would have rather been doing other thing as opposed to going to gym class. Being a gym teacher sounds like a lot of fun, but only if you can keep the class in the proper perspective that it should be kept in.

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