Reading the article, \u201c Over a quarter of primary school teachers say they are not qualified enough to teach PE as worries grow over childhood obesity\u201d is something I worry about as a future teacher. Before I started this program, I did not know that teachers were expected to teach physical education. When I went to elementary school there was a trained physical education teacher who was responsible for teaching the subject to every class plus healthy eating. I think my class really benefitted from this because she was so enthusiastic, passionate and knowledgeable about being active that she made you want to participate even if you did not like gym class. I think it is a shame they took that out of the school system because physical activity is so important to instil in young children.<\/p>\n
Reading this article with such a high percentage of teachers dreading teaching this subject is kind of scary and makes sense why so many students leave elementary disliking physical activity. But if you do not properly prepare your teachers to teach something how can you expect them to succeed. It was sad to read the perception teacher\u2019s have about obese children because especially in elementary your teacher is someone you trust and if they can sense you are judging them then that will have a huge affect on their self esteem. I\u2019m really glad they are offering this subject as part of the BEd curriculum because it will make me feel a bit more confident when I have to teach this subject and hopefully the students will learn to love being active.<\/p>\n
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Reading the article, \u201c Over a quarter of primary school teachers say they are not qualified enough to teach PE as worries grow over childhood obesity\u201d is something I worry about as a future teacher. Before I started this program, I did not know that teachers were expected to teach physical education. When I went … Continue reading Week One Movement Journal – Sonya Gaia-Maretta<\/span>