Gender separated phys. education school classes

[sfa]

This is bad, but I have absolutely no recollection if our gym classes were separated by gender or not. I went to an all-girls high school so that wasn't an issue, and I know in grade school we were all in one class together but I don't remember junior high. Probably blocking it. I can remember having to change for gym, a million girls in a tiny restroom (and I never had the cool bag to carry my clothes in--the plastic bags with drawstrings were the cool ones and mine never had drawstrings), and I remember playing kickball and soccer and flag football and softball and capture the flag. And I remember interacting with Carrie and Kirsten and Laurie and Diana but I don't remember any boys out there with us at all, but if they weren't there, where were they? It was a tiny school with limited facilities and limited money so I doubt they could afford two gym teachers and I know we were all scheduled for gym class at the same time, so I think the classes must have been together and I just completely ignored the boys.

Sarah

[7rider]

Starting in 6th grade (I think) to 8th, we had seperate gym classes. I attended a VERY small Catholic school, with no p.e. facilities. So, once a week, we were all (the 3 classes) bussed to the local YMCA. For 6 weeks, the girls were in the pool, taking swimming lessons, and the boys were in the gym, doing gymnastics, playing basketball, and what-have-you. Then, after the time, we's swap - girls in the gym, boys in the pool. Gawd...I hated every moment of it. I don't recall ANY p.e. in high school. I was on the girl's basketball team, but I was awful. I hated to move my body.

[HillSlugger]

I remember being gender separated as early as grade school.

[bmccasland]

I was at K-mart this morning while running errands and saw thing that looked very much like Five-One's link to the ugly blue gym suit - for sale! Now maybe if one was drunk, the model was skinny, and your glasses were rose tinted, you might think "that's cute!" But NOO!!! I think some of this retro stuff is going a bit far.

[sundial]

They still sell those?? LOL!!

[bmccasland]

They still sell those?? LOL!!

But they weren't with school uniforms (big around here), they were in summer clothes. Someone's idea of "cute summer fashion at a K-mart price". ARRRGGG!

[maryellen]

Oh the memories. I went to NYC public schools and had "girls" gym from JHS thru HS. I do recall the classes being combined for square dancing in high school--I can't recall just what was the point of that. We girls were ordinarily in the "small" ill-equipped gym . . . which was fine w me at that time as phys ed was something I tried to avoid to the best of my ability.