I learned from my gym lesson today that I should never assume students understand the rules of a familiar simple game such as “what time is it? Mr. Wolf?” as they are variations to the game. I should always review and ensure student understand the rules of a game with clear succinct instructions from the beginning to the end. I have to keep in mind not to repeat myself! My SA said I should refrain from repeating instruction because some students might not be listening actively if they know the content will be repeated a second time around. I have to keep in mind of the student’s attention span, and if they missed hearing the instructions, they will have to be held accountable to learn next time to pay attention. I need to work on not repeating my instructions. I need to give them the instruction clearly once and just let them go to work on the given task. I need to establish a stronger teacher presence at all times in all possible situation in the classroom, gym or any given setting. I am feeling very comfortable in the classroom setting in terms of classroom management, but I need to work on transferring that confidence into the gym as well.  For example, if a student wants to play dodgeball as opposed to participating in the given dancing task, it is okay to day no so I don’t loose control of the class. I have to realize that I cannot please every student and meet all their wants. It is fine to take the student’s suggestions into consideration perhaps for next time, but I should not feel pressured that I need to please every student as they also need to understand at times we need to do activities as a class. My SA said I should not and I also understand now not to give too much attention to the above mentioned students especially when they are merely seeking individual attention. It is okay to let the students know that we will be learning new things, and that sometimes we might be doing things they are familiar to them already but in a different way. We might not always get to do what they exactly want, but we might be able to get to it when I feel they are able to demonstrate their readiness and ability to focus.