[tradition]

Weightlifting, wellness, Exercise Science, Advanced PE, whatever it's called depeding on the school, are labled "elective" classes. As in, you can "elect" to take either of the classes offered. You can't substitute any of those for the following Core Content classes, though (the classes all students are required to take). Keep in mind that these are general names, each school may have some cutsie name that they come up with for specifics.

English I
English II
English III
English IV

Algebra 1
Geometry (sometimes called 'Data and Measurements', same thing, though)
Algebra II

American Government
U.S History
World Civilization
Arts and Humanities

Intergrated Science (aka 'Earth Science', Intro to Chem/Phys)
Biology
Chemistry

Health and PE (most take this in their freshman year or soph at the latest)

I might be missing some, but outside of those 15 classes that are required, the rest of a students credits are made up of electives, which include:

Marketing
Computer Information Systems (typing, Microsoft Office programs, etc)
Business
Sociology
Psychology
Foreign Language
Drama/Theatre
Chorous
Equine Science
Small Engine Tech
Technology (CO2 Cars, graphics, video editing, etc.)
Art 1, 2 and 3
..and, tons of others depending on whatever the individual high schools offer.

Now, we can sit here and be politically correct, saying that those elective classes listed above do so much for education; or we can call it like it really is and acknowledge that in the grand scheme of things, the classes above are no more "academic" than weightlifting. FYI, I'm for all of these classes, including weightlifting. I graduated from a high school noted for it's strong academics, double majored in college with a minor and have a Master's degree while also taking Weightlifting for three years as an elective and I've come out alright. However, I'm sure had I taken that Equine Science class instead, that I would have been much more prepared for the world. :flame:

Just out of curiostiy, what college did you attend?