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Steve Jefferies (Admin)
Board Administrator
Username: Admin
Post Number: 36
Registered: 1-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 02, 2008 - 3:23 pm: |       |
The pelinks4u April 2008 editorial is entitled "Physical Education and Obesity - Let’s Be Careful What We Wish For" Please post comments to the editorial in this thread.
After April the editorial can be found in the archives.
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Gerry Cernicky (Pingeyez2)
Junior Member
Username: Pingeyez2
Post Number: 10
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, April 06, 2008 - 6:04 pm: | |
Through all my 36 years teaching and now six years into retirement, I still stick by giving everything out there for the students to identify and relate to. Yes, I saw them once a week, but I made sure they did a fitness calendar throughout the entire year. IT included homemade equipment and ceativity that can be used every day. No excuses. This involved the parents or care givers.Next, I got to the core subject teachers , who had a lesson plan to comply with EVERY day I wasn't in the building. THis included recess Every day.And, along with technology and brain gym were innovative ways to inspire the "naysayers. I gave in-services, talked with legislators and the community. No entry was missed and that included the newspapers.Throw in the PTA and all the administrators. This energy and enthusiasm had to be shared and continued throughout the school year and into their future lives. Another idea was to volunteer for everything , the rec board,umpire head and involving parents in a walking program. By placing walk athons and events in the school paper and bulletin boards made activity work at all levels, including special needs. You have to include special needs,too.It's like the pesty fly you can't get rid of or the squeaky wheel gets the oil. It takes alot of work.And, it does work ! When the 40 somethings asked me to play on their "homemade" volleyball sand pit or when a students gave me a summer fitness calendar , I knew it worked. There is no time to be idle,pound the pavement, make believers and spread the word and pass it along .
Gerry Cernicky |
Howard Weiss (Weissice)
Junior Member
Username: Weissice
Post Number: 10
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 3:34 pm: | |
You hit the nail on the head. For years that has been the thrust of my teaching: make physical education fun for everyone, while the children are learning about skills and fitness. This is the reason why I have worked so hard to come up with original games with a focus on skills and fitness. I always told my students that I could not make them fit or healthy in the short amount of time I see them, but they could make themselves fit and healthy by choosing to participate in team or individual sports and other movement forms. Everyday kids would tell me about the activities they joined. I was always particularly proud when the non-athletic kids found ways of having fun moving outside of school. |
Amanda Dedo (B705690)
New member
Username: B705690
Post Number: 1
Registered: 11-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 02, 2008 - 6:40 pm: | |
I am a new teacher trying to find ways to stimulate kids to strive for healthy lifestyle behaviors... Any advice for a newcomer to energize them for life?! |
Amy J Wiggins (Coachwiggs5308)
Junior Member
Username: Coachwiggs5308
Post Number: 2
Registered: 5-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 03, 2008 - 7:25 am: | |
I have my students create a Physical Activity Journal. They have to strive to get 60 minutes of activity a day. I make them write the activity, the duration of activity, an adjective to describe how they felt afterwards, and a parent, guardian or coach has to sign off on each day. The NFL has a little challenge almost similiar to this that gives you ideas of what you can do to promote more activity. If you go to NFL.com/play60 you can register and get some free materials. Also, if you have the money for pedometers, that is another great way to get them moving. Walk4Life.com has a great program that can help you get started with putting pedometers into your curriculum. |
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