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h20polobelle@aol.com (Lsurbaugh)
Junior Member
Username: Lsurbaugh
Post Number: 5
Registered: 10-2007
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - 4:22 am: |       |
I am a student in the physical education department and in many of my classes there are overweight students who plan to educate. I do not pass judgement on them but their students might and how can we stress reducing the obesity rate if we are not setting a good example with our own bodies. Our bodies as physical educators should represent an in shape form. Right? |
Jordan Wiegand (Jcw0969)
Junior Member
Username: Jcw0969
Post Number: 2
Registered: 2-2008
| | Posted on Monday, March 17, 2008 - 4:13 pm: | |
I agree with this statement 100 percent. I go to the gym all the time to stay healthy and show a good example to my future students one day. I dont get how an educator can actually tell there to students to live a healthy life when he/ she is overweight themselves. It doesnt make any sense at all. I am glad that someone else sees this way to. |
Jeff Kline (Jkline28)
Junior Member
Username: Jkline28
Post Number: 4
Registered: 2-2008
| | Posted on Monday, March 24, 2008 - 12:10 pm: | |
I totally agree with this the message as well, and not passing judgment as well but, there are some people who are over weight, but do practice what they preach. I know a PE teacher that was a football star in college and is overweight but, his resting heart rate is 53 and in better shape internally than what is shown. I would just like to add that because most people just see that a person is big and not see them working hard. |
Preston Straub (Preston)
New member
Username: Preston
Post Number: 1
Registered: 3-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 3:49 pm: | |
I totally agree. I feel that we as future physical educators should have to take a fitness test and pass it to move on as a phys. ed. teacher. We need to be a good role model for our students and we want them to respect us as a teacher who knows what he/she is talking about. |
Richard L. Fallon (Rfallon1)
New member
Username: Rfallon1
Post Number: 1
Registered: 4-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 6:33 am: | |
I come from a big family and was not blessed with the gene pool that allows for a high metabolism and a skinny body. I work out almost everyday and still am big by most people standards. I feel that in physical education, competence ranks higher than appearance. A teacher that is overweight but shows the students that they can perform well in many sports will gain more respect than a teacher that appears to be in shape but can not kick or throw a ball in a proficient manor. It is important for a generally overweight teacher to disprove the motion that because he or she is big that they can not stay fit. A good idea for teachers that appear to be big is to go out and run some laps with the students, and play games to show that they are not out of shape. |
Mark Hassinger (Mhassing)
New member
Username: Mhassing
Post Number: 1
Registered: 4-2008
| | Posted on Monday, May 05, 2008 - 3:09 pm: | |
I disagree with all of these posts. I believe that it does not matter how a person looks or how physically fit they assume to be. I know a couple of physical education teachers that may appear overweight that participate in physical fitness activities and workout daily. I believe that a physical education teacher should be viewed as how good they are as a teacher and how they know and can perform the material that they are teaching. |
Stephanie (Spaine)
Member
Username: Spaine
Post Number: 35
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2008 - 10:39 am: | |
I believe that a teacher's lifestyle and "extra-curriculuar activities" at and away from the school setting are very noticeable to students. I am very fortunate to be relatively thin but if students always see me eating at McDonalds or driving instead of walking, that is more of a negative model than if I was of a heavier build walking and eating healthy. I think if we want all of our students to learn healthy lifestyles, then actually they should see that "heavier" teachers can be healthy people too. |
Michael Kristufek (Msk0334)
Junior Member
Username: Msk0334
Post Number: 9
Registered: 8-2008
| | Posted on Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 12:39 pm: | |
Sometimes people who have been through being heavy and have seen the effects can motivate those who still have time to change before they suffer from their poor choices. |
Bill Nguyen (Bxn4205)
Junior Member
Username: Bxn4205
Post Number: 4
Registered: 9-2009
| | Posted on Monday, September 07, 2009 - 7:51 am: | |
It depends on what you consider overweight. What if you had an NFL lineman teaching Physical Education. Would say he was out of shape? or overweight? The emphasis should focus more on the class itself and the image of the instructor is always a plus but it isn't everything. |
Julianna Guido (Guido)
Junior Member
Username: Guido
Post Number: 5
Registered: 9-2009
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 08, 2009 - 7:58 am: | |
I would not pass judgment on those particular individuals, however, on the other side of the spectrum they really should be embarrassed. As physical educators we should want to be proper role models for the students, and the students seeing a over weight physical education teacher making them prepare or participate in their fitness testing is not truly a not a nice sight to see. We should all demonstrate proper body mechanics which should even include body image. Considerationg for overweight are very different depening on body density and muscle mass, but if it is visual overweight or obese this should not be a proper image for students and other teachers in the building. |
Corbin P Henry (Cphenry)
New member
Username: Cphenry
Post Number: 1
Registered: 9-2009
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 08, 2009 - 8:40 am: | |
One of the best teacher i ever had in PE was extremly over weight, and not the most healthy guy buy apperence. However, i have come to find that it has nothing to do with your weight, its your ability to motivate a class and get kids to enjoy PE. Although i will say being in shape and fit will help the kids make a positive connection to the exercise they are getting in class. Espically if the teacher is someone who leads by example and particaptes with the class |
Ashley Buchanan (Ashleybuchanan)
Junior Member
Username: Ashleybuchanan
Post Number: 3
Registered: 10-2011
| | Posted on Saturday, October 08, 2011 - 3:38 pm: | |
I disagree. I myself am considered "overweight" and have been considered so since I was in middle school. However, I was a 3 sport athlete and basketball star in high school and I continue to play now. I can still run a good mile time and do many physical activities. I don't think that a physical educator needs to look like a body builder to be good at what they do. However, I do believe that they should be able to do the fitness testing or games that they are teaching to their students. |
Ashley Buchanan (Ashleybuchanan)
Junior Member
Username: Ashleybuchanan
Post Number: 4
Registered: 10-2011
| | Posted on Saturday, October 08, 2011 - 3:41 pm: | |
I disagree. I myself am considered "overweight" and have been considered so since I was in middle school. However, I was a 3 sport athlete and basketball star in high school and I continue to play now. I can still run a good mile time and do many physical activities. I don't think that a physical educator needs to look like a body builder to be good at what they do. However, I do believe that they should be able to do the fitness testing or games that they are teaching to their students. |
Megan McIntyre (Mmcintyre21)
Junior Member
Username: Mmcintyre21
Post Number: 5
Registered: 10-2011
| | Posted on Monday, October 17, 2011 - 4:03 pm: | |
I think that teachers should be required to do fitness testing. My brother is considered overweight on the BMI scale because he is short but very muscular. By requiring fitness testing, PE educators can be a good role model for their students and peers. |
Brett Perry (Brettperry)
Junior Member
Username: Brettperry
Post Number: 3
Registered: 10-2011
| | Posted on Monday, October 17, 2011 - 4:20 pm: | |
I do not agree with this statement, however, i also don't disagree with it either. I believe that setting a good example to your students is a big part of teaching. Being overweight is not setting a good example. I also believe that being able to teach effectively is extremely important. There are plenty of overweight PE teachers who are excellent at what they do. Either way people are different and they create their own opinions and all of them will be different. |
Casey Fisher (Caf1003)
Junior Member
Username: Caf1003
Post Number: 4
Registered: 10-2012
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2012 - 6:28 pm: | |
I feel that educators should practice what they preach. How will a student believe in what a teacher says if the teacher doesn't follow it? If soneone was over weight and was trying to talk to me about nutrition I would think "what do you know?" Content is much more important to teaching then appearance. However, looking the part may be that extra step that makes a good class into a great class. |
Kaila Marie Shumar (Kailashumar)
Junior Member
Username: Kailashumar
Post Number: 5
Registered: 10-2012
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 - 10:55 am: | |
As a teacher you should act on what you tell your students on a daily basis. As a teacher you should be able to do everything you ask of your students. We stress how large obesity rates are increasing, but how can a student take you seriously on eating healthy and being active when as a teacher you fail in those categories. I feel that if you practice being healthy and active and your students can see that, then you will gain much more respect from your students. You want your students to look up to you, so practice what you preach and I feel like your students will be more open to being healthy and active. |
Michelle Hren (Mlh1264)
Junior Member
Username: Mlh1264
Post Number: 3
Registered: 10-2012
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 - 3:54 pm: | |
I agree that teachers must practice what they preach, and they should be careful to emphasize that "healthy" and "small or skinny" are not the same thing. If teachers bring healthy lunches to school and model proper nutrition to students that is just as important. Also, teachers should talk in class about healthy activities they like to participate in, such as playing in sand volleyball tournaments, running before school, or going to the gym after school. Students should be encouraged to have a healthy body image as well as a healthy body. Phys ed teachers should be able to perform what they are teaching, but are not necessarily obligated to be marathon runners. |
Jason Morris (Jmorrispehealth)
Junior Member
Username: Jmorrispehealth
Post Number: 11
Registered: 2-2012
| | Posted on Friday, December 07, 2012 - 6:26 am: | |
I agree, I know of quite a few PE teachers that are in terrible shape. If your going to teach something you should believe in it. I try to teach the kids that you can accomplish anything with effort. I agree that you can be healthy without being skinny but I don't think you should have to settle with being over weight. Watch the biggest loser |
Dawn Stabley (Dstabley80)
New member
Username: Dstabley80
Post Number: 1
Registered: 2-2013
| | Posted on Monday, March 18, 2013 - 11:42 am: | |
It is important to role model the action that we aspire our students to. If you have had an issue with your weight, you can discuss the struggles that you have had and ways that you have addressed them. this may help an individual student. |
