The article “Preparing Classroom Teachers to Meets Students’ Physical Activity Needs” gives many tips and strategies on how to provide students with physical activity inside and outside of the classroom. The first major point is how difficult it is for classroom teachers to teach something that they had not been specifically trained and taught how to do like physical education. Some schools do not have a physical education teacher so it is up to the classroom teacher to educate the children in this area. Most teachers are ill prepared on topics to teach in physical education since they are only take one course understand and have some knowledge about the different content areas that are taught. Any good teacher would apply their best to be
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Schools have chosen to do this to focus more on the academics and subjects that they believe are more important. Physical education should be a daily part of a school day and only a very small percentage of schools abide by this, some schools only have physical education 3 days a week and that is the next lowest percentage rate. It is recommended for children to get at least 60 minutes of activity a day, so why do school officials and administrators think it is okay to take physical education out of schools. By doing this could be in relation as to why more children are becoming heavier, hyperactive and have other medical …show more content…
Recess is a way for children to get in the recommended sixty minutes of physical activity. All students should participate in recess. It is not only a way for the students to exercise but for them to also interact socially with students from other classes. Most teachers think taking away recess as a punishment to the student which it is more of a punishment to the both of you. Children need to engage in uncoordinated physical activity so they can let off the energy that has been held in while sitting in. As a teacher that is your time to use the restroom, eat and get the materials ready that are needed for the rest of your day. Now if you keep that specific student in for recess know you have to deal with that student being fidgety and even being disruptive because they were
Schools have chosen to do this to focus more on the academics and subjects that they believe are more important. Physical education should be a daily part of a school day and only a very small percentage of schools abide by this, some schools only have physical education 3 days a week and that is the next lowest percentage rate. It is recommended for children to get at least 60 minutes of activity a day, so why do school officials and administrators think it is okay to take physical education out of schools. By doing this could be in relation as to why more children are becoming heavier, hyperactive and have other medical …show more content…
Recess is a way for children to get in the recommended sixty minutes of physical activity. All students should participate in recess. It is not only a way for the students to exercise but for them to also interact socially with students from other classes. Most teachers think taking away recess as a punishment to the student which it is more of a punishment to the both of you. Children need to engage in uncoordinated physical activity so they can let off the energy that has been held in while sitting in. As a teacher that is your time to use the restroom, eat and get the materials ready that are needed for the rest of your day. Now if you keep that specific student in for recess know you have to deal with that student being fidgety and even being disruptive because they were