Honestly, I can see failing gym if you have the unsympathetic athletic teachers who think that it's impossible that someone won't immediately be able to start at a high skill level. I had a couple of PE teachers who thought that low athletic skill automatically meant you weren't trying hard enough that day, so they gave anyone who wasn't good at the activity low effort marks. The problem is that it isn't necessarily true; some people physically can't just immediately begin running a mile in under a certain amount of time, and some people won't be an amazing sports superstar after one game. However, you've also got to look at it from another angle: are you trying as hard as you could be to get better at whatever it is you're having problems with? It's incredibly discouraging to be harassed for your low skill level, but you can also try to raise your skill level outside of class by practicing and working out. Maybe the teacher doesn't understand that you have to work up to a level acceptable for passing the class, but it doesn't mean that you shouldn't try to work out outside of school.

My parents are totally like that too, but not as strict.

My gym teacher is a nutjob! She grades us on not only participation and clothing, but also if we can do the required amound of push ups, sit-ups, pullups, and laps. it's not an easy class and we're often tested on health issues while in gym. we have gym for three hours a day. the first hour is cardio, second is strenght, third is flexibility. its so not easy. though i am a horrid athlete adn i'm still passing. so. i'm sure you could pass gym class with a bit of effort.

Sorry, but...How can you pass every other class except gym? That's...kinda sad.

I hope you have the excuse of having a hard ass for a teacher that grades you based on set standards instead of effort

You should stop being a pencil necked dweeb, get a job, stop being a pussy, and stop crying. Your parents should buy themselves a real child instead of buying their pussy kid a computer. Go outside.

How in hell do you fail gym??

#6 "i always hated the kids who did nothing in gym class who did nothing." I laughed at this.

wow thats stupid... the only thing you have to do to is go to pass

Gym at my high school wasn't easy in my opinion. And I am an American. We had a timed biathlon that consisted of swimming a set distance and then getting out and running a couple miles. Your completion time adjusted by "athletic improvement" over the course of the class determined your final grade. We were also hooked up to heart-rate monitors and told to keep our heart-rates under a certain limit or be failed for over-straining ourselves. Catch 22 if you're not athletic.