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Friday, July 22, 2005
Online phys ed courses no mousy proposition - Steve Brandt, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
It was well into the evening by the time 15-year-old Chris Ransom slid in front of the computer in an alcove off his family's kitchen. He'd finished six hours of classes at Minneapolis Washburn, two hours of baseball practice, a shower, and the bulk of that day's homework. Now it was time for his online physical education course. Did someone say online phys ed? "It's sort of counterintuitive," concedes Chris' mother, Judy McQuade. "Snicker, snicker - do I just click my mouse?" Initially, Minneapolis physical education teachers had questions, too. "It's kind of an oxymoron to have online PE," said Jan Braaten, the district's lead teacher for physical education and health. "My staff was leery at first." But Braaten and others who developed the class are proud of their creation and say it is drawing interest from around the country.
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