Bad Grade in PE

[youngemet222]

Well, this kind of has to do with vomiting, but not much. Well, today, I got my progress report in the mail (not actual report card, but progress report) and there were only 2 of my classes listed on there, which were Band And PE. In PE, so far, I am getting a C. Also, by the comments thing it said : NEEDSMORE EFFORT PARTICIPATION. Now, I AM showing effort and participating. But, the PE teacher loves running and trys to think that everyone is athletic. I mean, if the best I can do on the mile is 14 or 15 minutes, that is my best, and my body is just not meant to do 8 minute miles. Now, my emetophobia has a lot to do with the fact that I am doing so badly on the miles. I mean, everytime I try to run a mile, I get convinced that if I run a lot of it, I'll vomit. Like I said in another post, I have actually seen someone vomit from running it. What do I do???


Should I tell my PE teacher about my emet so at least he can understand why I am afraid to run? I mean, this emet is a long-term thing that often takes a lot of therapy to get over, right? I mean, that doesn't mean I will get a better grade if I tell him, but at least he maybe could try to understand that I am trying, but my emet is stopping me from running because when I get those side pains, I'm afraid it will lead to nausea and I panic.


Will this C ruin my chances of getting into a good college when I get older? I mean, in the other classes, I usually get an A and, besides, this C does not count for our actual semester grade. ,I mean it does, but if I can improve my grade, I can get it up before it is on my permanent record (or whatever). I am so afraid that my PE grade will ruin my GPA.


Sorry if this post was stupid, in which I'm sure it was, but I cannot have a C ruining my GPA. I have never gotten a C before on a progress or report card, and I want to keep it that way.


Thank you for reading this useless post and boring post.


Lizzy.

[wing]

I have theexact same problem. I try but not the best i can because i'm afraid i'll get sick. I think you should tell you teacher. It would be better. My teacher actually scolded me a few times to try. I was trying. ehehe..I'm getting my progress report sometime this week too..

[soluene]

Hi Lizzy-


I was terrified of running or of performing any strenuous exercise when I was in high school, and some of that still lingers today (still today, I find that I am sometimes even afraid to stand for long periods of time because I lack the confidence to believe that I am strong enough (physically) to do it).


Inhigh school, Iwould always try to run, but then get SO freaked out that I would put myself in the nurses office and cuddle on the cot until the panic went away. So, I really understand how you feel.


I think you should tell your teacher about your emet. Explain everything and tell him that it is a REAL disorder and you know that you need lots of therapy to better cope with it. But ask what you and he can work out to help with your grade - maybe he'll let you do some extra credit reports or something like that. At least then he will know that you are, in fact, doing the best you can.


Good luck.

[thewalkindude]

I can relate to this. I cannot do a 7 minute mile. Heck I can barly run one lap without feeling sick. Things are bad cause I have gym in the morning, and we literaly have to chase the birds off the field before we play. Running in goose poop is not fun

[eyecandi512]

I totally relate....even now, every time I go to the gym, I leave feeling sick and don't go back for a while. I never did the runs in school. IT was bad, but I would offer to record everyones score....and then write in a score (time for the mile) in my slot, while I never actually completed it. It got through 4 years only running the mile once. lol.

[faith-marilyn]

hey sweetie, its your decision wether u tell ur teacher about ur emet, alho ive always held the opinion that it doesnt matter to me what anyone else thinks, as long as i know im trying and im doing the best i can then its nobody elses business, but thats just me, maybe telling him/her will make it easier 4 u to deal with ur PE class.
your PE grade will ABSOLUTELY NOT effect your career or further education choices, for your a levels a PE grade is not required, all they ask for is C's in maths, science, english and another chosen topic at GCSE level, PE has nothing to do with it so to be honest i really wouldnt stress yourself about your mark, at the end of the day it doesnt count and you ARE trying your best, thats all that matters.
Hope this was helpful!!
xxxx

[Jenneh]

heya --- im too scared to say too mch incase i get it wrong, cos ur in USA and im in UK - so things may be different -- but as far as it comes here, ur PE grade really does not matter at all , as long as ur not taking it for A level or smthing i.e. its ur chosen subject to focus on.


so i really really would not worry about it - at all. by all means tell ur teacher, and maybe the rest cause ur emet may affect ur performances in other subjects?? but thats completely up to you.. i dont think u shud be ashamed mind.


Jen xxxx

[stephiewephie05]

when i was taking p.e. i know what you mean. i don't have to now cuz i homeschool & i just walk instead of run. anyway my parents told my p.e. teacher & she understood why i wasn't so athletic, but we still had to do line drills.i came in last. she would encourage me though.

[youngemet222]

Okay. Thanks for all your replies. I am probably going to consider asking my mother and father to schedule a conference with my PE teacher.


Um... I do not think it matters here whether I have a good grade in PE to get into college, either. Actually, I am only in middle school (7th grade), so it may be my highschool grades that matter more. By, the way, PE is mandatory where I live.But, I am probably going to get a bad grade in PE in high school, anyways.... I am not planning to have a career in athetics, so I do not think it will matter that much. My emetophobia does not affect any of my other classes performances, as I get A's in them and have no trouble. But it would be something worth thinking about to tell my other teachers about it, so if anyone mentions that their feeling sick or gets sick, I can go somewhere to calm down (Believe me, I'd be panicking!). Um. But I am a little afraid that the teacher will not understand or understand very little about emetophobia because if he doesn't understand, he might tell me that I won't get sick, but that will not help, and I'll just end up walking on the runs,like I did before.I do not know what to do other than that.


Lizzy

[hippychick]

Hehehe


I used to skive out of PE every week with a different excuse, when my yearly report got handed to my Mum it said "Louise has not attended enough PE lessons for her to receive a grade" LOL Luckily my Mum was the same in High school so i never got into trouble!


As for telling your teachers...well I do not think they will understand, they may but they may not. Instead If you did want to say something, I would just tell them you suffer with a panic/anxiety disorder. You do not need to go into details just explain it makes things hard for you at times and you need allowances for that. And try not to worry too much about PE, if you don't wanna do it in the future then its not a problem. All you can do is try your best, if it isn't good enough for people thats their problem, but do the best you can do........what else can people ask from you?

[wing]

PE is mandatory where i live too. I must take it every year of highschool or i wont get to graduate. If we fail we have to make it up in night school or something...Its soooo~ not fair!

[spilled_milk]

high school definetly matters more. I didnt really run when I was in middle school, but then I learned it mattered (at least where I live) in high school. My parents scheduled a meeting with my teacher,and explained.She said ok, just as long as I ran some each time. Also,does your school have a program where you can take different kinds of gym? I am a freshman,so I have to take gym this year, but for the next three years I will take two independent studies, (yoga and horse-back riding), and one children's gym (u learn how to do gym with four year olds). No running involved!


<3 Anya--

[wing]

I think its just mandatory all over the United States... *sigh* I am definitely not chosing track. My freshman year last year i had track, it was torture for me!

[eyecandi512]

PE was such a waste. It is mandatory in the states, and even in some college. If thwey gave you some more choices it wouldn't be so bad, but there's no way getting around the Presidential Fitness Challenge.

[youngemet222]

Hmmm.... At my school, we can't choose different types of PE. We have to do what the teacher tells the whole class to do. We never get a choice. Umm... at my school, we do not have to do the Presidential Physial Fitness thing. We did do it in 5th grade, in elementary school though. It wasn't too bad. But, then, we had a less strict coach. PE is a waste if you do not want to be an athlete, but, they probably figured that a lot of kids do not exercise enough and made it mandatory.


Lizzy