Reflective Essay: Dodge Skill

My name Shannon Carrillo. My daughter Naya is in your P.E. class. She is voicing some concern lately and I thought I should let you know. She said that during today’s (Monday’s) dodge ball game she got hit in the back of the head when she was getting up, after being out, and that she had also gotten nailed in the chest, and it “felt like her heart stopped”. She also said that the boys are throwing a lot harder than when she was in sixth grade. She said that the girls did get instructed that they need to try harder. I appreciate that the kids are getting a chance to practice throwing skills. I am also sure that some kids are having lots of fun. I worry that a human target game might allow some kids to be extra aggressive and that kids that already throw well can hurt or intimidate others. Is there a way that the kids who don’t want to be hit with balls can do another activity that uses the same skill? Maybe kids be penalized for head shots so they are discouraged to hit each other there? I would like her to feel like she is in a safe environment that values all skill levels and I am sure that you do to.
Naya has really enjoyed the other activities in P.E. and …show more content…
I asked her if she and the other girls were doing what they were supposed to be doing. She said they thought they were. She values what you say so will you please let me know if she isn’t doing what she is supposed to? We have a really close family and we talk about our day regularly. If she needs to improve her dad and I would be happy to put it on our conversation list. So far she is very impressed with Jr. High and seems to be learning tons. Naya looks forward to doing track in the spring and playing volleyball as soon as it is an option for seventh graders. She has played with the YMCA the last two