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Mason Douglas Campbell (Mdc8400)
Junior Member
Username: Mdc8400
Post Number: 5
Registered: 9-2009
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 08, 2009 - 11:13 am: |       |
Schools need to set a standard of grading for physical education classes. Why should classes be graded on participation and just effort? Do you get graded on trying in math or science? No you don’t you have to study to get good grades so why when you are in physical shape should everyone get a good grade when they aren’t in shape. |
Nathan Shadeck (Nathan)
Junior Member
Username: Nathan
Post Number: 3
Registered: 2-2010
| | Posted on Monday, February 08, 2010 - 9:36 am: | |
Fitness based versus sport based. This is a debate that I have with myself everyday. Although I think that a fitness based PE class is more effective at times, I feel that it is important to teach the rules and skills of activities such as basketball, football, softball, tennis, and other sports. I feel that possibly a mix of both would be the best solution to attempt to give the students the best PE class possible |
Brian Bauman (Bxb1401)
Junior Member
Username: Bxb1401
Post Number: 3
Registered: 2-2010
| | Posted on Sunday, February 21, 2010 - 3:35 pm: | |
It is hard to grade in Physical Education class because of the different kinds of students you get in class. Some will be fit and some will not be. I think effort and participation goes a very long way when it comes to physical education class. If you, as an educator, are able to get an overweight student to participate in class and enjoy being physically active, that is a great accomplishment. An accomplishment worth noting and grading. When getting someone to do something they do not normally do that is healthy for them, that is a good enough way to grade them. I think knowing rules of competitive games is important but, to me, it is more important to change a student's lifestyle in physical activity. They may have a bad experience in a game of basketball that forces them to want to stay away from that activity. Which intern makes them not want to do anything strenuous again. If you can guide that student towards a lifestyle activity that they continuously enjoy doing, I think you have done your job. |
Jason (Jpb0687)
New member
Username: Jpb0687
Post Number: 1
Registered: 2-2010
| | Posted on Monday, February 22, 2010 - 1:26 pm: | |
As an athlete I understand the argument in teaching a sports based class over a fitness based class. But, as an educator, especially these days when much of America's youth is overweight, it is very important to teach fitness based. The goal should be to get all students involved and to enjoy activity enough to go out on their own and learn sports, because chances are the students aren't going to be playing football or basketball in their 40s and 50s but they can go out and walk everyday. |
Derek Bailey (Bails)
Junior Member
Username: Bails
Post Number: 17
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Monday, October 17, 2011 - 8:17 am: | |
I have been teaching PE for over 30 years, and just recently have begun to wonder whether we should all just be trying to get kids fit? Obesity and inactivity as ways of life, will hit them when they leave school, so why not give them the 'tools' to get fit when they are in school. If they see football or basketball as an attractive option - that is a bonus! |
