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Dave Steavpack
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 9:28 am: |       |
How much should we focus on hand/eye coordination at the secondary level? I am a firm believer in lifetime fitness and using heart rate monitors as assessment tools, as well as an aide to students to get the most out of their individual programs in the high school physical education class. But, I also feel we are missing the boat when we do not focus on hand/eye coordination activties(i.e., badminton, pickleball, table tennis, etc.). Am I expecting too much with these thoughts. Can I have all this and expect students too be lifetime wellness enthusiasts as well?
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Isobel Kleinman
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 9:29 am: | |
If we bore students to death, how can we expect that they will be lifetime wellness enthusiasts? Yes, I agree with you. We would be missing the boat if we didn't give them the tools for physical fun, whether that means teaching activities that require eye-hand coordination or those that require grace and balance. Each will have his or her own favorite method of staying fit and in shape when they leave us, unless of course, we are so single minded that we never teach them anything but monitoring their heart, their strength and their fat composition.
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anna other
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 9:29 am: | |
I would agree totally with the two last contributors. If we do not continue to develop the skills that students need to participate in exercise (albeit sport or aerobics or whatever) we are failing in our role as PE educators. PE should not solely be about Health anymore than it should be solely about sport or dance. Furthermore, it is possible to push students to become so preoccupied with their weight and heart rate monitoring etc.. that there over-anxiety becomes anything but healthy. Plus, there are those students whose long-term enjoyment of exercise and lifestyle WILL include sports activity and what is so wrong with that. A little of everything goes a long way!
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Carrie Timmins (Ctimmins22)
New member
Username: Ctimmins22
Post Number: 1
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 01, 2005 - 9:14 am: | |
I agree with everyone above. I'm finding it's a fine line we walk between teaching all the cognitive aspects that are required to know in order to understand WHY being a lifetime exerciser is a good thing and just playing a game or sport that will give our students a great workout for that day. I find it hard to get that cognitive piece in as well and a decent amount of meaningfun activity squeezed into a 40-45 minute class. I think we'll get more credibility from colleagues if we add in the cognitive piece. I'm having a hard time justifying with my high school classes that teaching team sports is a good thing. I'd rather stick to weight training, yoga/pilates, racquet sports, walking, etc. I have a smaller classes, 10-15, in my upper school classes. Does anyone have any suggestions for activities? |
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