Students Should Be Taught In Gym Class

Glenn Amezdroz, Sue Dickens, Geoff Hosford, Tania Stewart, Damien Davis, Senior Physical Education Third Edition, Malaysia, Macmillan Education Publishers, 2012 Page 222, 229, 232-262.

First of all, athletes could get injured in gym class. 150% of athletes get injured and are not able to play the sports they love, just because of gym. Therefore athletes could perhaps run into something and get a concussion, which could also lead into not being able to come to school. Education classes outweigh the risks “ being healthy and underweight does not have to hurt”. You would not want to be hurt would you.

Physical education classes are not enjoyed by all, in fact, some students do their best to get out of the class each day, but without this class, students would sit in school for seven hours a day with the only exercise being walking from class to class. While changing clothes and possibly getting sweaty may not seem productive for students who have spent an hour doing their hair, or feel awkward changing in front of others, this class provides positive ways of fighting obesity, releasing energy, retaining more academically, and learning discipline. Thus, students should be required to take physical education courses in high school.

As an elective class, I have from gifted to LEP students; from native English speakers to ELLs (Beginning and Intermediate levels). Physical Education plays a critical role in educating the whole student. Like other academic courses, physical education is based upon rigorous national standards that define what students should know and be able to do as a result of participation. Physical education is unique to the school curriculum as it is the only program that provides students with opportunities to learn motor skills, develop fitness, and gain understanding about the importance of physical activity. My students are provided with an individualized, developmentally appropriate, and personally challenging instructional program that increases their knowledge, confidence, skills, and

I drag myself to the gym several times a week. The drive to Healthbridge is agonizing because most of time, especially in bone chilling weather and when I’m working thirty hours a week on top of school, I rather be curled up in bed reading or catching up on my latest Netflix addiction Shameless. But exercising is important, and I try to squeeze in a good workout in between the several other things sucking up my time. I’m a biomedical science major; I understand the science behind why exercise is good for the body, but I also have the common sense to understand that the way physical education is taught is not intense enough for students to benefit. For example, today we pulled each other around the gym on towel. . .what are the students getting

According to the National Institute of Health, 35.7% of adults are considered to be obese. Gym classes can help make a child exercise, therefore decreasing the probability of obesity during their adulthood. Gym classes can teach students good habits to keep during adulthood. In addition, it can tremendously benefit the health of the students. Finally, it can help with students performance in school. P.E. should be mandatory everyday in every state across the country.

Physical education should be a fun class, but fun does not have to mean chaos. I believe in a structure that will allow the students to have fun in a safe way. My lesson plans will be structured so that students are constantly engaged in physical activity. I feel that if I can keep students moving and learning, then the chances of misbehavior will decrease. In elementary school I feel that Instant Activities should be used to get students moving when they get into my class. High school is a little different. I feel that students at the secondary school level should be introduced physical fitness activities that will help keep them in shape later on in life.

Alex Yaychuck is a P.E Teacher at this Middle Schools and offers advice about adaptive physical education methods. He states that it doesn’t matter what your ability is, P.E should always be fun. He also explains that when he see kids placing limits on themselves at such a young age, it motivates him to get them moving and enjoy themselves while being active. The second P.E instructor named Lee, discusses a blind student. I appreciate this video because of her words. She explains that she has also learned from this student because working with him has made her more aware of the potential obstacles in physical education.

I think that the kids need to learn how to stay fit. The kids get shortage of exercise during their school day. Therefor the students need to get physical movement during their day. Physical education provides the students with varieties of workouts for the kids. The students love to go to PE because they get to be with their friends and they get learning they need to get about their body. Being mobile is vital to these kids they like active and they would be more alert in class.

May gym classes help students make better in all of their classes? Nowadays there is a problem with childhood obesity in USA schools. According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. This may happen because young people are spending too many hours in front of computers and televisions, and they spend less time exercising in schools or outside of schools. Therefore, physical activities should be offer to students in schools. Physical activities such as, jogging, yoga, jump rope, aerobics, dance, etc. The practicing of this activities could impact in students’ performance academic and health, but some parents and teachers might think that students should focus in other subjects like math, reading, writing, science instead of gym classes. Physical Education programs in schools should not be an option. Gym classes should be mandatory for all public schools in all grades in USA.

Middle school students tend to live rather sedentary lifestyles. Rarely are they athletic. If some of these children are athletic, movement is halted once they enter the classroom; therefore, I must add movement to my lessons. It is imperative I think outside of the box. Our Virginia Standards of Learning are at the forefront of my planning, but I am now well aware movement will enhance total student learning—mentally and physically—connecting the these two critical areas together.

If students are learning lifestyle tips, then gym should count toward GPA. Secondly, gym class provides an excellent opportunity to exercise in schools. Without physical education, students would sit around for eight hours a day and sitting too much could lead to major health issues in the future. Then, if physical education is removed as a counting course, students will no longer want to exercise. Another reason gym should not be removed as a counting course is because students will skip and not try in the class.

As a teacher, you need to create learning opportunities by providing enough space inside the classroom for all different types of play based on your students needs. Infants and toddlers are going to need to practice their motor skills in order to master new sets of skills in the long run. All of these are ways teachers can help support the motor development learning for children

Throughout the past four years, I have taught a universal language: physical exercise. As a summer gymnastic camp counselor, I taught children how to understand and use their energy to

“Physical education hopes to accomplish, to engage all students, not just the athlete elite, in fun activities that will instill a lifelong commitment to fitness.” (Johnson, 264). Physical education in the classroom can be a vital steeping stone to the way that teenagers think about fitness. Lifelong fitness is something that everyone should be guaranteed, it mainly depends on the experience that a teenager has. Like many other subjects in school, the