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Gary James O'Keeffe (Garyjokeeffe)
Junior Member
Username: Garyjokeeffe
Post Number: 4
Registered: 10-2011
| | Posted on Monday, October 17, 2011 - 3:44 pm: |       |
I am currently a Physical education major, and math minor at the University of Limerick, Ireland, on an exchange program here in Slippery Rock University, PA. I have noticed that most of the students, in fact all of the students I have talked to, are learning how to teach only Physical Education. In Ireland however, PE student teachers are required to learn how to teach a secondary subject along with PE (mine is mathematics). I have found that both of these subjects tend to compliment each other in terms of dealing with classroom management issues and also in helping me become a cross curricular teacher. My question is; Should PE teachers teach another subject along with PE in schools? |
Gerard O' Callaghan (Ocallaghanger)
Junior Member
Username: Ocallaghanger
Post Number: 8
Registered: 10-2011
| | Posted on Monday, October 17, 2011 - 5:47 pm: | |
Yes Gary I believe they should. I teach Geography as well as PE. I find these two subjects link really well together. The biggest way i find that these subjects link is through outdoor adventure. All the examples in the classroom can be seen while completing outdoor adventure activities. I also find what we learn in relation to discipline in PE really helps me to make my class run smoothly in Geography and vica versa
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Gary James O'Keeffe (Garyjokeeffe)
Junior Member
Username: Garyjokeeffe
Post Number: 7
Registered: 10-2011
| | Posted on Monday, October 17, 2011 - 5:51 pm: | |
Thanks for replying to my post Gerard, I would have to say I agree with you. I think it would be interesting to hear an American point of view to this topic too. |
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