Physical education

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…

Physical Education in High School With the rise of the technological age, it seems like the only thing that is not improving is the world’s health. Everyday, children face social pressures, academic stressors, and distractions in the form of electronics and social media outlets. Couple the previous statement with the fact that school systems across the country are placing less of an importance on physical activity, and it should be no surprise that 1 out of every 3 children ages 2-19 are…

students K-12 must take and pass a physical education class every year until high school graduation. Passing the physical education class also means they must obtain a C or higher. Any grade under a C should be considered failing for physical education classes. Having students taking physical education courses more seriously will help teach children, even at a young age, the correct ways to exercise and the advantages of staying fit and healthy. These physical education classes should not…

you feel, but how you carry yourself and giving someone confidence that didn't have it before is very important because now the person can start believing in themselves and start setting examples for other young people. Another thing that being physical active does is that it motivates kids and gives them determination. Seeing professional sports on TV, kids look up to those super stars and hope to one day, be like them. Working and striving hard to become good at something takes dedication…

One of the main problems seen in the article “Goal-Directed Physical Education For Learners With Disabilities” by Francis M. Kozub is a problem that is still seen at many schools even though there have been laws made to address these kinds of issues. A teacher was assigned a physical education class and had 10 kids with disabilities and only one assistant was there to help him with the class. Not only was he lacking help, he was assigned only a cafeteria for him to use. He was also a first year…

Technology in physical education has been around ever since shortly after the first physical education class took place in the fall of 1820; where they started to focus on gymnastics and the hygiene of the human body. Technology has been a part of classrooms for as long as people can remember, whether it be the first calculator in math class or the first light bulb that would soon light up a literature classroom full of students. Physical education department leaders and teachers have taken…

I had the ability to observe a physical education class co-taught by Ms. Mussell and Ms. Potts. This fifty-minute physical education class at Saint Anthony Middle School was an insightful experience. The Saint Anthony Middle School is attached to the high school, but is distinctly separated. The drive to Saint Anthony school district was not lengthy at all; it is located within welcoming residential area. Upon entering the school, I observed a diverse student population. The school offers a…

quality of physical education (PE) programs in primary schools over the past two decades has been examined in the literature because of the difficulties classroom teachers experience when teaching PE. This Literature Review will look at the effectiveness of Physical Literacy (PL) and subsequently its relationship with the Long-Term Athlete Development model (LTAD). Since sedentary behaviour has been identified as the fourth leading risk factor for global mortality, promoting physical activity…

overweight or obese (Perna et. al, 1594). Questions have been raised regarding the awareness of health and physical education (P.E.) in today’s school curriculum. Instilling physical activity at an early age helps create a healthier generation. Standards set forth by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (N.A.S.P.E.) provide a guideline for states to follow that ensure adequate physical activity is achieved for all students. However, state mandates may not always be a time…

Fatness in Physical Education” is a research based novel by Heather Sykes. Sykes is an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto and specializes in educational studies and physical education (Sykes, 2011). Heather Sykes has been published in a variety of academic journals for her research in critically analyzing issues of gender, sexuality and fatness in physical education as well as sports sociology. Her book, “Queer Bodies: Sexualities, Genders, & Fatness in Physical Education,” was…