WEBBTIDE 2001-2002 @ SHORELINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

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PE was fun when it didn't cost money

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      Last fall, when registering for my first quarter at Shoreline Community College, I was a bit confused by the concept of required P.E. credits. Previously, I attended the Illinois Institute of Technology, in Chicago, a fairly prestigious and difficult school. They don't even offer P.E. classes there, let alone require them. So, this was a bit foreign to me.
      I decided that I would embrace this idiosyncrasy, and registered for a class that I thought would both fulfill this requirement and be a fun break in my day. I signed up for Power Volleyball. It was much more fun and educational than I had anticipated, but I now realize that it was more of a waste of my time and money than I originally judged it to be.
      When I went to figure out exactly what classes I need to finish my General Transfer Degree this spring, I realized what a huge mistake I made. Examining the planning sheet more closely I realized that Shoreline requires 3 credits of P.E. to earn a degree. So, not only do we have to take a P.E. class, but more than likely you will have to take two!
      I realize that I should have paid closer attention to the requirements, but I remember thinking as I selected my class, "It must be a two credit requirement, why else would the majority of the P.E. classes be two credits?" Well I am here to tell you today: Don't assume!
      The fact of the matter is, in the Shoreline Community College 2000-2002 Catalog, there are fifty P.E. classes. Of these 50, only 16 are worth three credits or more. Only five of those 16 do not have prerequisites. I guess I just thought we were in college. But apparently we are trapped in a vortex of pseudo-education, where the main concern is not preparing students for further education or the job market, but keeping them here, and collecting tuition checks.
      I would just like to advise those of you who actually are here to learn, and not play, to pay close attention to the requirements, and try really hard to get a three credit P.E. class, so that you do not have to waste valuable credits and time on silly ideas and poor structure.

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by Billy Hooper

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PE was fun when it didn't cost money
.	Last fall, when registering for my first quarter at Shoreline Community College, I was a bit confused by the concept of required P.E. credits. Previously, I attended the Illinois Institute of Technology, in Chicago, a fairly prestigious and difficult school. They don't even offer P.E. classes there, let alone require them. So, this was a bit foreign to me. I decided that I would embrace this idiosyncrasy, and registered for a class that I thought would both fulfill this requirement and be a fun break in my day. I signed up for Power Volleyball. It was much more fun and educational than I had anticipated, but I now realize that it was more of a waste of my time and money than I originally judged it to be. When I went to figure out exactly what classes I need to finish my General Transfer Degree this spring, I realized what a huge mistake I made. Examining the planning sheet more closely I realized that Shoreline requires 3 credits of P.E. to earn a degree. So, not only do we have to take a P.E. class, but more than likely you will have to take two! I realize that I should have paid closer attention to the requirements, but I remember thinking as I selected my class, "It must be a two credit requirement, why else would the majority of the P.E. classes be two credits?" Well I am here to tell you today: Don't assume! The fact of the matter is, in the Shoreline Community College 2000-2002 Catalog, there are fifty P.E. classes. Of these 50, only 16 are worth three credits or more. Only five of those 16 do not have prerequisites. I guess I just thought we were in college. But apparently we are trapped in a vortex of pseudo-education, where the main concern is not preparing students for further education or the job market, but keeping them here, and collecting tuition checks. I would just like to advise those of you who actually are here to learn, and not play, to pay close attention to the requirements, and try really hard to get a three credit P.E. class, so that you do not have to waste valuable credits and time on silly ideas and poor structure.	.
by Billy Hooper