philosophy of secondary physical educatio

My philosophy of physical education in the secondary setting deals with studentsbecoming physically fit. Also that students learn how to communicate with others,especially in a team setting. My philosophy also holds in it different teaching methods. Methods that physical education teachers can use to get the most out of their students. With this philosophy of physical education I plan to use it toward becoming a goodteacher. The major reason for having physical education in secondary schools is to lead thestudents toward a better lifestyles and to be physically fit. There was an article publishedIn 1992 by, The National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE), statingwhat "The Physically Fit Person" should consist of. This article states five factors of aphysical fit person. One factor is that a physically fit person "has learned skills necessary toperform a variety of physical activities". The second factor, "is the person physically fit". The third factor is "does this person participate regularly in physical activity". The fourthis a physically fit person "knows the implications of and the benefits from involvement inphysical activity". The last factor is that a physically fit person "values physical activityand its contributions to a healthful lifestyle". The plan as physical educators is to haveeach child be a physically fit person, by their exit of high school. This will take some workbut I believe it could be done. Another very important issue to be learned in secondary physical education isteamwork. This is a very important aspect in everyday life. This helps people think ofothers as much, or more, than themselves. Today some work places are going to the teamoriented style of work. The worker needs to be able to express ideas amongst his/herteammates and come with solutions together. A good activity that could be introduced insecondary physical education programs is a ropes course. Rope courses are great forstudents to get into the teamwork mentality. This could help students be dependable oneach other and trust each other. Education is not only a necessity, but a major part of life. Some children perceiveschool as a punishment. Including myself, that was the way I felt as a child. But as I grewolder I found out that learning can be fun. Some children seem to take education forgranted. When I was a school boy, I never realized how much I was learning. The onlything that got me through school was the two days of physical education that I had perweek. If I knew then how much I was learning, I probably would have enjoyed schoolmore. Educators need to be aware of this and make children realize that they areaccomplishing something every time a fact is embedded in their head. A good way ofletting children no they are learning is by positive feedback. Positive feedback can work wonders with struggling students, as well as achievingstudents. In my own experiences of playing sports I had two very different coaches. Onecoach was very positive and one was very negative. The coach who offered positivefeedback is the coach I admired more, and is also the coach I listened to the most. Thecoach who said negative things, I didn't care to listen to. By giving positive feedback theteacher or coach allows the child to be a believer in his/her self. When the learner startsbelieving in themselves then learning becomes easier and more learning occurs. I would like to make physical education an enjoyable learning environment. Aplace where children can look forward to coming. Especially in the secondary setting. Students have so many other things to think about. Guys think about girls and girls thinkabout guys. Some students even have to worry about their after school job. Physicaleducators need to be able to express the subject matter in a interesting way for the learnersto better understand. If teachers made an effort to make their classes as enjoyable aspossible for learning, students may eventually love attending physical education classes. Every student has the ability to learn. Some students learn at a more rapid pacethan others. In physical education class we will be teaching them all. Our job as physicaleducators is to bring out the best in each student. Even if the student doesn't learn easily. For example, special education students have trouble learning, if they can accomplish justa simple task it would be great. The teacher could give that student feedback on a jobwell done and the student would be very happy and want to accomplish more. Physicaleducation teachers need to know were every student stands on their ability to learn. Theteacher be able to adjust to each individual students needs and fulfill those needs. Each student has his/her on preference as to what he/she wants to learn. In thatpreferred subject the child usually excels. In most cases physical education relates more tomales than females, this needs to change. We need to introduce more activities thatfemales like to do such as: dance, aerobics, and gymnastics. Gymnastics was once a bigpart of physical education, but has since diminished. Rollerblading could also be a goodsport for both sexes and good also fit in as lifetime activity. Students should also practice aerobic activities in their secondary physical class. Students should know about (THR) Target heart rate, what it is and how to use it. Physical education should teach a variety of life long activities. Golf and Tennis areexamples of lifelong activities. There are thousands of senior citizens playing golf andtennis every day. Students in secondary physical education should know the benefits of living ahealthy lifestyle. As well as the hazards of living a non-healthy lifestyle. Both of theseshould be taught in physical education classes before the students graduate high school. Students should be taught that the benefits of a good cardiovascular work out and maybewant to participate in one. Students should also note that smoking cigarettes is a non-healthy habit to get in to. In conclusion everyone has a different philosophy about education. But most ofthem, nowadays consist of the same qualities. During this discussion of my philosophy Ifound out that the physical education classes I went through doesn't fit my philosophy. Sothings need to change if I want physical education to fit my philosophy. Hopefully moreteachers will start to get a "physically fit" philosophy and stop rolling out basketballs inevery class. If this could be taught around the country then people could be better fitphysically. If the population is in better shape then doctor bills will diminish and thegovernment wont spend so much money on health care. . setting. My philosophy also holds in it different teaching methods. Methods that physical education teachers can use to get the most out of their students. With this philosophy of physical education. everyone has a different philosophy about education. But most ofthem, nowadays consist of the same qualities. During this discussion of my philosophy Ifound out that the physical education classes I. Sport and Physical Education (NASPE), statingwhat "The Physically Fit Person" should consist of. This article states five factors of aphysical fit person. One factor is that a physically