Personal Statement

Once I graduate from UVa-Wise I plan on becoming a health and physical education teacher. There are several reasons of why I want to teach and why I am choosing to go into the teaching profession. Since a young age I have had a tremendous interest and love for sports. As I got older I realized I wanted to make a career out of sports in some way. Once I got to college I was deciding between several different majors, and finally made my decision to double major, with one being in Health and Physical Education, and the other being in Sports Management. My goal is to become a physical education teacher and possibly coach one or more sports at the particular school in which I am employed. I believe with my passion for sports and knowledge and understanding …show more content…
Many people overlook health and physical education as an important subject, but they could not be more wrong. Physical education and time to be active has been shown to improve performance throughout the entire academic regimen. Getting students active and eating healthy can improve their wellness, self-confidence, and focus. With a successful physical education class, students will be more alert and responsive in other core subjects. It will also make school a more enjoyable and fun experience. Physical education classes give the students time to work on their social skills including things like working in groups, and interacting with other students. Students also need to learn valuable information about their health, including what foods to eat, why they should exercise, and what benefits these entail. A student’s health is vital to every aspect of their life. Without their health, what students learn in other subjects will be …show more content…
I hope to build a relationship with them that is energetic, and beneficial. I want them to look at me as their teacher, but I also want them to look at me as their role model, and somebody that they can strive to be one day. Health and physical education is capable of teaching students’ key values and habits that will be useful to them their entire life. I want my classes to be built on respect, care, and work ethic. These are three core values that my students can take with them after the class is over. I hope to instill these values into my students through leading as an example, and reinforcing them into the activities that we do each day. I do not just want to prepare them to pass my class, I want to prepare them to succeed in life and anything that may challenge