When I first found out we had a PE class in the Teacher Education Program, I got excited as I love being active and being involved in sports and activity.<\/p>\n
Growing up, PE was one of the classes I most looked forward to (unless we were doing cross-country running or dance – definitely not my strong suit). But regardless, PE was like an extended brain break for me growing up.<\/p>\n
I had a lot of positive experiences and some negative experiences. The negatives being participating in activities that felt like punishment (such as doing the beep test or having to run laps if something wasn’t done properly or if I was speaking out of turn). But these negatives were overshadowed by a lot of positive experiences I had sharing in activities and memories with fellow classmates. I feel like participating in PE class helped shape me to\u00a0who I am today, and helped me recognize skills and the physical capabilities in which I value today.<\/p>\n
In the case of fears about teaching PE, I’d have to say that I’m worried about ways in getting kids involved in activities they don’t want to do or lack interest in. This scares me because activity is essential and the purpose of PE is to involve and include all students to be actively engaged in activity. I’m hoping that through my own positive and negative experiences, I can learn from them and shape an effective PE environment for my own students in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
When I first found out we had a PE class in the Teacher Education Program, I got excited as I love being active and being involved in sports and activity. Growing up, PE was one of the classes I most looked forward to (unless we were doing cross-country running or dance – definitely not my … Continue reading Sep. 11th Movement Journal Post – Terence Wong<\/span>