Dear Ms. Farres,
I understand tat I am not your perfect student and I'm sorry, but I'm not the least bit athletic. There are only two things I want to do with my life. One of those is writing and the other only requires me to stand around, looking pretty while strangers take my picture. Neither writing nor modeling require any kind of athletic ability. Because these are my only ambitions, never in my life have I taken Physical Education seriously.
You said that you don't know why I'm still here and my response was simply, "because I have to be." This is true If I had the choice of P.E. or no P. E. I'd skip it in a heart beat. I also stated that it was "too late" to start trying. Honestly, I have been trying all year. I've been trying much harder than ever and I would greatly appreciate it if I got some credit.
I truly feel that physical education is only in schools to embarrass the less athletic. Me and many others in this class are extremely hurt by the comments made by other students when we don't excel at the things you assign us to do. All year, I've been overly self-conscious about not succeeding at the unreasonable expectations you have for your students. I realize I will be taking this class again next year and because of how badly this particular class has made me feel about myself, I'm hoping to have another teacher.
Yesterday's events in class made me far more angry at you than I have ever been. To get it all out, I busted three of my knuckles on a wall. I'm hoping this letter will be a calmer way of letting you know that even if you don't see it, I am trying my hardest and I need some credit. We have less than six weeks left of this class and as long as we can just agree to disagree, I think we'll make it. Thank you for taking the time to read my letter.

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