okay, do you guys remember that dreaded day when your gym teacher would line you and your classmates up along the lines of the gym floor, and tell you that you'd be doing the beep test? I certainly do, and I don't think I could ever forget. This unholy, cruel, gruelling, test was created in 1982 by Luc Léger in Montreal. As we all know, not everyone is created equal, and schools have started to realize this, and have therefore started making different level courses for different levels of learning. Difference in athleticism is very much the same as difference in academic capacity, so why on earth do schools still use this old school method of measuring fitness? People are built all different sorts of ways, because we all have a different genetic makeup. ie. different height, weight, etc. All of that plays a role in how fast/long we can run. The fitnessgram pacer test is an innacurate way of measuring ones athletic success. I vote that we remove this test from schools worldwide, and opt for a more personal, detailed and tailored test for students of all athletic backgrounds. If you agree, sign this petition.
Updates
May 4, 2017
I am currently compiling a report on alternative fitness assessment models to present to local school district administrators. I have started drafting formal letters to physical education departments requesting a review of their current testing policies.
May 4, 2017
The growth of this petition has reached a level that allows me to move forward with sending formal letters to athletic advisory boards. I am currently finalizing the proposal for alternative fitness assessments to include in these official communications.
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I was always forced to do this test even with very bad athsma. It was hard and embarrassing and down right demeaning.
I almost threw up doing this and I could taste blood. This is toxic to do. The end.
I do not agree with the beep test being aloud in school, teachers should not force their students into taking this activity
DHBSKLDLSJDLJ END THIS
I suffer from asthma doing the bleep test is extremely hard for me and causes me to be very short of breath
I'm a tank and tanks don't run, they drive!!!
The FitnessGram™ Pacer Test is a multistage aerobic capacity test that progressively gets more difficult as it continues. The 20 meter pacer test will begin in 30 seconds. Line up at the start. The running speed starts slowly, but gets faster each minute after you hear this signal. [beep] A single lap should be completed each time you hear this sound. [ding] Remember to run in a straight line, and run as long as possible. The second time you fail to complete a lap before the sound, your test is over. The test will begin on the word start. On your mark, get ready, start. No but really I hated it every single year
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okay, do you guys remember that dreaded day when your gym teacher would line you and your classmates up along the lines of the gym floor, and tell you that you'd be doing the beep test? I certainly do, and I don't think I could ever forget. This unholy, cruel, gruelling, test was created in 1982 by Luc Léger in Montreal. As we all know, not everyone is created equal, and schools have started to realize this, and have therefore started making different level courses for different levels of learning. Difference in athleticism is very much the same as difference in academic capacity, so why on earth do schools still use this old school method of measuring fitness? People are built all different sorts of ways, because we all have a different genetic makeup. ie. different height, weight, etc. All of that plays a role in how fast/long we can run. The fitnessgram pacer test is an innacurate way of measuring ones athletic success. I vote that we remove this test from schools worldwide, and opt for a more personal, detailed and tailored test for students of all athletic backgrounds. If you agree, sign this petition.
Updates
May 4, 2017
I am currently compiling a report on alternative fitness assessment models to present to local school district administrators. I have started drafting formal letters to physical education departments requesting a review of their current testing policies.
May 4, 2017
The growth of this petition has reached a level that allows me to move forward with sending formal letters to athletic advisory boards. I am currently finalizing the proposal for alternative fitness assessments to include in these official communications.
14 Comments
I’ve got serious heart problems and the doctors are trying to find out what it is. I thought that I wouldn’t have to do the beep test so I don’t get a heart attack or anything, but I have to take the beep test or I’ll fail in P.E. The school’s making me risk my life for running.
I was always forced to do this test even with very bad athsma. It was hard and embarrassing and down right demeaning.
I almost threw up doing this and I could taste blood. This is toxic to do. The end.
I do not agree with the beep test being aloud in school, teachers should not force their students into taking this activity
DHBSKLDLSJDLJ END THIS
I suffer from asthma doing the bleep test is extremely hard for me and causes me to be very short of breath
I'm a tank and tanks don't run, they drive!!!
The FitnessGram™ Pacer Test is a multistage aerobic capacity test that progressively gets more difficult as it continues. The 20 meter pacer test will begin in 30 seconds. Line up at the start. The running speed starts slowly, but gets faster each minute after you hear this signal. [beep] A single lap should be completed each time you hear this sound. [ding] Remember to run in a straight line, and run as long as possible. The second time you fail to complete a lap before the sound, your test is over. The test will begin on the word start. On your mark, get ready, start. No but really I hated it every single year
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I’ve got serious heart problems and the doctors are trying to find out what it is. I thought that I wouldn’t have to do the beep test so I don’t get a heart attack or anything, but I have to take the beep test or I’ll fail in P.E. The school’s making me risk my life for running.