Introduction
When I decided I wanted to be a teacher the only experience I had in schools was my own K-12 education. Last week I took part in my first field experience at Dawson County High School setting, which gave me the reassurance that I made the right decision in pursuing my degree in Physical Education and heath and becoming a teacher. I observed both heath and physical education classes and was given great insight into what it will be like when I have a classroom and gym of my own. I saw the teachers use many methods that we learned about in EDUC 2130, and recognized many scenarios from the textbook put into the real life setting of a heath classroom and a physical education class. This paper will describe the observations I had and connections I made with the theories, methods, and teaching strategies I’ve learned about through this course. I will also give a reflection of my time spent in Dawson County High School and the impact it has had on my educational philosophy and my future practices as a Physical Education and Health teacher.
Dawson County High School
The school where I did my …show more content…
This showed very mature social emotional skills from the students, which I believe was facilitated from the coach from the beginning of the year. Arturas V. Akelaitis states that “Physical education classes, during which students experience intense emotional situations, reveal students’ character and personality and is the perfect environment for the development of students’ social and emotional skills,” (Akelaitis) in his article “Social Skills Expression of Senior High School Age Students in Physical Education Classes.” I was expecting there to be a lot of behavioral issues in the Physical Education class because they are all doing physical activities and there is a lot of peer
When I decided I wanted to be a teacher the only experience I had in schools was my own K-12 education. Last week I took part in my first field experience at Dawson County High School setting, which gave me the reassurance that I made the right decision in pursuing my degree in Physical Education and heath and becoming a teacher. I observed both heath and physical education classes and was given great insight into what it will be like when I have a classroom and gym of my own. I saw the teachers use many methods that we learned about in EDUC 2130, and recognized many scenarios from the textbook put into the real life setting of a heath classroom and a physical education class. This paper will describe the observations I had and connections I made with the theories, methods, and teaching strategies I’ve learned about through this course. I will also give a reflection of my time spent in Dawson County High School and the impact it has had on my educational philosophy and my future practices as a Physical Education and Health teacher.
Dawson County High School
The school where I did my …show more content…
This showed very mature social emotional skills from the students, which I believe was facilitated from the coach from the beginning of the year. Arturas V. Akelaitis states that “Physical education classes, during which students experience intense emotional situations, reveal students’ character and personality and is the perfect environment for the development of students’ social and emotional skills,” (Akelaitis) in his article “Social Skills Expression of Senior High School Age Students in Physical Education Classes.” I was expecting there to be a lot of behavioral issues in the Physical Education class because they are all doing physical activities and there is a lot of peer