Physical Education Philosophy Statement

Have you noticed that Physical Education seems to be a narrowing field? I strongly believe that there is a reason we need to keep PE in schools and in society today. Unfortunately, I feel as though many of the educators and teachers today aren’t taking it seriously. They aren’t doing enough to help the students become physically active, instead, the teachers just sit there because it is a job to them, nothing more. If the teachers had a better personal philosophy on what they actually want to teach, then I feel like PE would be a much stronger field and everyone would want it around. For me, I have had many different experiences, good and bad, that have helped and shaped me into the person/teacher I want to be and how I should teach it.
I had multiple good coaches and teachers over the past years of my life and they are the ones that have influenced me the most. I am the kind of person that has to watch how it is done before I can do it. I can’t just read a book and remember everything. I am a hands on kind of person and this is one reason why I felt like Physical Education would be a good fit for me. With some teachers/coaches, they have been out of it for years and …show more content…
While I was in high school, I was able to letter in five different sports. (Ice hockey, XC, track and field, softball and basketball). I have had many opportunities to form different kinds of discipline, different ways to get my mind working and different views on how to take in/embrace things. I feel that because of my experiences, I can help teach students better understand a sport. I got offered a job as a basketball coach last year and I was able to put all of this into action. With everything I have been through, I was able to teach and help those players be the best that they can be and that’s all that I can ask