Are there actually real, tangible benefits to High School gym? Is forty minutes of mild exercise twice a week (at most) really helpful? No offense to anyone, but the overweight people in my gym class don't look like they lose weight between classes. And personally, I don't feel any benefit after being physically educated.

Something else that's bothered me about gym: Dodge ball is being banned in some schools. That bothers me. A lot. My whole life, I've been picked close to last for sports even though I have much more athletic ability than I've ever been given credit for. I don't get the ball much during team sports. But dodge ball is different. All you have to do is get out of the way of the ball. Its a helluva lot more fun than running up and down the basketball court, never touching the ball. Off topic I know, but I needed to rant.