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First of all, even if they do take out the competitive sports, kids will still find something to make fun of other kids for or to be competitive about. I'd be afraid that if they sheltered kids in p.e., then they would do the same in the other classes and last I knew, school was supposed to prepare you for the rest of your life.
For example, more and more schools are switching to uniforms. Well, I grew up in a school uniform and the only thing it does is make shoes, jewelry, sock, anything more important. They can never take away the competition from p.e.
In addition, there are those kids who thrive on out performing other students in gym class, I mean in a good way. There are those kids who don't do well in other classes, but they get to show that they do have some talent.
For those of you who had bad experiences (as did I until high school) it was probably the teacher and/or students (which goes back to the teacher letting them act that way) and it wasn't the actual sport.
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