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[charliesmum]

I've been reading Charlie this book called "The Math Wiz". It's about a boy who is really good at math, but terrible during "PE" i.e., Physical education, Sport, or Gym class. In the book he is upset because he is always picked last when choosing up teams (and I can't help but wonder if there is a class all Gym teachers go to where they learn how to be as insensitive and cruel as possible)

I liked the book because it was about a boy who was good at maths like Charlie, but always got picked last in gym class. I have no idea if Charlie has suffered that humiliation yet, but I know I have, and it got me to thinking.

When I got to high school, I finally found a large group of friends, and it turned out they, too, had suffered the humiliation of standing all alone in the gym, waiting until the last team captain rolled his or her eyes and said "I guess I'll take (insert name here). My college friends were comprised of the same sort of people, and that helped me get over the trauma that had been Gym Class grade school through junior high.

Since people on flists are also comprised of a bunch of people who share similar interests, I was curious as to how many of you had the same sort of experience - were you chosen last? First? Don't remember and don't care to? So, I did a poll. (I love polls)

[Poll #518569]

Comments

[charliesmum.livejournal.com]

See, I knew I wouldn't be the only one on my Flist this happened to.

I like your theory that it gives the stupid ones a chance to shine.

Did you have to play stupid games like volleyball and dodgeball and...well volleyball was the worst for me - I was short and not very strong and could never get the ball over the net.

[zoepaleologa.livejournal.com]

It was netball and hockey, and god save us, tennis. I am and was the worlds worst ever tennis player. I can never return service. I went to a school that considered itself ever so slightly grand (it wasn't) and so we did sport like that.

Netball is no good. I am short. Oh, and we had rounders which is an embarrassing approximation of baseball, only pathetic (I like baseball, but then I loved Bull Durham, mainly for Susan Sarandon).

[charliesmum.livejournal.com]

Net ball sounds like Volley ball. blech

I always thought Cricket looked easy. And I liked football (aka soccer) because you could run around after the ball and shout alot and never get near the thing, but as long as you were running around and shouting you looked like you were involved.

[zoepaleologa.livejournal.com]

Netball is possibly nearer basketball, but there is no bouncing the ball around - it's a passing game.

We never played soccer as girls (what we call football). Nowadays girls do, but in my day there was very strong delineation between games for girls and games for boys.

I'd probably still have hated that one, too.

[hairymonster.livejournal.com]

Netball used to be call "women's basketball". Its about the only women's sport you get prime time TV coverage of here.

[crossbow1.livejournal.com]

Dodgeball was the worst. I always got hit right away, in the face Every time. I think I ended up in the nurse's office more than once.

grrrrrr

[sookail.livejournal.com]

I *always* got hit by the f***ing ball and yelled at b/c of that *hatehatehate*.