Today was our first day of EDCP 320. My expectations were completely different from the outcome. I was initially fearful of returning to “P.E.” class, however that soon ceased. When the free play began and all\u00a0 the basketballs and volleyballs were brought out everyone started having fun and I felt comfortable. The “mission impossible” game was a blast, I have not had the opportunity to be playful in that manner quite possible since primary school. Re-visiting elementary school physical education activities brought back a\u00a0 lot of memories, I had forgotten about all the fun games we used to play. What I found very interesting in Mr. McGinley’s lecture was the incorporation of health education into the P.E. course. Health education is a subject matter that I could never place into an appropriate topic area, I was almost relieved to hear that it is now part of the PE curriculum. When my generation was at the fragile age where we had questions relating to our physical development and health, we weren’t sure where to turn to for the answers. I was also pleasantly surprized to discover that “hall of shame” activities have been highlighted as inappropriate and unnecessary, finally; The embarrassed and ashamed little girl in my psyche is smiling in appeasement. The experience of the first class activities and lecture have been a form of assurance that this course is no repeat of any high school PE class. I am excited to explore the physical education pedagogies and further develop my own physical education literacy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Today was our first day of EDCP 320. My expectations were completely different from the outcome. I was initially fearful of returning to “P.E.” class, however that soon ceased. When the free play began and all\u00a0 the basketballs and volleyballs were brought out everyone started having fun and I felt comfortable. The “mission impossible” game … Continue reading EDCP 320, Group 1, Journal Entry, Day 1<\/span>