Log on to gym class.

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Although many public schools offer courses like English and calculus via the Internet, it would seem that some subjects--like gym, for example--must remain in a more traditional setting. In Minneapolis, however, there is already a waiting list for the school district's online phys-ed course. It allows students to exercise how they want, when they want. But they must work out four times a week, reporting to their teachers by e-mail. Parents certify that the students did the workouts...