My Philosophy As A Health And Physical Educator

There are many types of Physical Education, but the one I am going to talk about today is Humanistic and Social Development, and how it relates to Physical Education. First off, the primary objective of early physical education programs was a person’s physical health. Humanistic and social development emphasizes self-awareness and choice as a basis for personal growth. With a humanistic approach, there is a connection between physical education and a person’s social and emotion well-being.

The profession that I have chosen as a career is to become a physical educator. I’m looking at this career because I love physical activity. I’ve always been passionate when it comes to teaching physical activity and I’ve grown to love the feeling of accomplishment whenever I help someone improve their skill sets at certain sports. I also love coaching little kids and help them learn different type of sports that they find interesting.

The current education system can be described as a structured blueprint with the overall aims of shaping a child’s social, emotional, physical and cognitive development and behaviour. Learning is the core focus of schooling, where classrooms are expected to be a place learners develop and acquire skills, habits and knowledge on a regular basis (Demirel, 1993). Within the curriculum, Physical Education (PE) is acknowledged as a unique module in which individual’s acquire physical, social and mental skills through physical activity (Lumpkin, 1998). There has been an increasing number of research surrounding different teaching styles within the education system, and which is more effective in enhancing learning. Jaakkola & Watt (2011), argued that teachers should have the ability and skillset to adapt their teaching styles to suit the learning needs of their students. This was also supported by Kulina and Cothran (2003), who suggested that an effective approach to pedagogical practice is to use a number of different teaching styles.

John F Kennedy once said, “Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.” He believed that a person who has conditioned their body will exceed when striving towards intellectual achievements. Parents across America have seen the influence that physical exercise can have on students. After school physical education programs, such as sports, not only condition the students to maintain physical health, they also work with teachers to make sure the mind is also being conditioned through learning. Students who participate in school sports are required to maintain their grades to academic standards to be able to participate in the activity. Even

2) I believe sharing support of ELLs and ensuring an inclusive approach relies greatly on the teachers themselves, specifically the classroom and ELL teacher. Fairbaim & Jones-Vo mention two things that I believe would work these are collaboratively planning lessons and co-teaching. By planning lessons together, both teachers are on the same page, They each understand the respected needs of their students and able to work together to create ways in which lessons are excited to optimize student success. I also think having another person perceptive is beneficial as their teaching experiences may offer you some guidance. In terms of co-teaching, I think this directly benefits the students. We all have different ways of teaching and I think students

Our plan, is to bring the sports to these students, so we can utilize their talents and teach them crucial team building skills that will positively impact their adult lives.

In today’s society a major problem that is being faced is childhood obesity and heart disease in children. Children used to be healthy and active, they ran around and played outside all day, because of the growing rates of technology children seldom get out at home. While children are at school, it is the board’s job to make sure they stay healthy and active. So the problem question is, are today’s children getting enough physical education? Today’s children are indeed not getting enough physical education and schools should continue the P.E. program because of childhood obesity and lack of basic activity which will provide students with a healthy future.

This week’s reading assignment opened my eyes about physical education and how I need to readjust my thought process on what the purpose and the importance of physical education is to our students. I realized that in order to become an effective teacher I need to become well versed and model physical literacy. According to Shape America (2015), physical literacy can be defined as an individual who has the skills necessary to participate in a variety of physical activities, that knows the implications and the benefits of involvement in different physical activities, participates in regular physical activity, is physically active, and values physical activity and its contributions to a healthful lifestyle (Society of Health and Physical Educators

Per alumni studies, students who took more physical education courses while in college were healthier seven to eleven years later than those who took fewer classes. Through this statistic, it becomes obvious that physical education matters. Staying fit not only affects your health, it also affects your education. In order to learn, we as students at Colorado State University must stay healthy. The two go hand in hand. Professor Cardinal summed it up perfectly by saying “You cannot function optimally unless you are healthy – healthy to learn and healthy to work. If we educate only the mind and neglect the body, we are doing our students a disservice” (Nierenberg,

“Time spent in physical education tends to drop off in high school” (Chandler 24). Taking physical education classes is just not enough time to consume the appropriate amount of exercise. Physical education classes were created to help young adults increase their physical fitness activity. With the lack of the

Physical Education offers students the knowledge of physical activity and exercise. With these things comes so many opportunities like being able to prepare ones self for a future full of health and well-being (JOPERD “Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs…”, 9). The goal of physical education which if successful will achieve five standards. Standard number five states that “the physically literate individual recognizes the value of physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression and/or social interaction” (National standards). This standard proves that the future of the student’s health starts in Physical Education and once the educators start enforcing this standard better the future of physical education is change drastically. There will be a complete turnaround because the profession of teaching as a whole will start realizing what the mission of Physical is not just to have kids run around but to give the knowledge and skills to be physically literate in their

"Physical education and health are the most essential classes because they are the only ones capable of lengthening one's life through establishing habits of healthy living." Upon overhearing my high school gym and health teacher state this, I began to consider how the statement relates to my identity as an athlete. Also, I smiled and thought to myself, "I can't wait to tell my mom what he just said! Now I can support my love for gym class and dreadful attitude toward other courses." Throughout my life, the term "athletic" consistently has been used to describe me. From the age of seven to thirteen, my brothers and I attended a summer camp, called Crossroads. Incorporated within the eight-hour day was snack time, choice time, lunch time, a biblical lesson, song singing, small groups, and a sports session. Before the day officially began, during choice time, and the sports session, I delighted in playing sports and competing alongside peers and counselors. At the end of our last ever day of camp, the counselors held an impromptu graduation where they handed out some awards and displayed their gratitude for witnessing our growth and contributions over the years.

When it comes to having good exercise habits, meaning everyday for thirty minutes it helps to prevent obesity and other serious illnesses like heart disease, cancer and diabetes (American Heart Association). When is comes to a healthier lifestyle the Physical Education class can help students burn calories, exercise muscles, reduce stress levels, and improve psychological and physical health. After the children have grown up with the idea of working out and eating healthy food there is 30% chance to be healthy and not obese, but if people don’t end up exercising for the sixty minutes daily as a child and are obese there is a 70% chance that you are going to be obese as an adult (Centers for diseases control and prevention). We need to step in and help our schools understand that physical education is a great opportunity for the schoolchildren, to live a healthy live. Researchers have stated that Physical Education in classrooms help students learn the value of taking care of themselves thru proper grooming, healthy eating, and regular exercise. Not only does it help with staying healthy it helps promote academic learning, with the regular exercise it produces a longer attention span during classes allowing a longer concentration and adsorption. (7 Reasons why Physical Education is Important in Schools) When it comes to benefiting from a healthy

Physical Education is becoming a “special,” along with art, music and other valuable classes that many school districts have decided are not important enough to schedule daily. As a result, America’s children spend most of their school hours sitting still. The lack of physical activity, coupled with overeating, has led to an increase in childhood obesity.

This country has a major health problem! According to the American Heart Organization, the obesity rate in children is 33 percent (Christopher Song). There have been many solutions to address this epidemic, but there hasn’t been a lasting one. Imagine walking into a first hour class actually feeling active, refreshed, and energetic because of the morning fitness class the school offered. Should students be able to skip physical education? All students would be able to stay awake and pay attention to their teacher if this fitness class was enforced. Although many students complain that P.E. class is downtime and not enjoyable, they do not understand the main idea of providing physical education. However, by increasing student participation and instructing units that are more significant to students’ interests, P.E. can be made both more amusing and viable as methods for exercise. Physical education should be a mandatory class for all four years of high school because it increases academic progress and reduces stress.