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John Tyler Stufflebeam (Beam3r_22)
Junior Member
Username: Beam3r_22
Post Number: 3
Registered: 9-2010
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 05, 2010 - 7:32 am: |       |
The new push for many PE programs is to elimnate scoring and competetive play in sports. I am very against this, and have learned many lessons through winning and losing in sports, and it helps motivate me and my teamates. Why is this such a big issue since after highschool life i sall about winning and losing? |
Shawn Vogel (Svogel)
Junior Member
Username: Svogel
Post Number: 2
Registered: 9-2010
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 05, 2010 - 11:51 am: | |
I agree with you. Competition is part of life and human nature. Also, these kids need to learn how to be a good sport when they win and lose. Everybody is going to need to know how to deal with winning and losing in the real world. |
Matthew Bassett (Bassett1976)
Advanced Member
Username: Bassett1976
Post Number: 51
Registered: 1-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 06, 2010 - 10:09 pm: | |
Does winning/losing help motivate the majority of the students in your classes? I think most of the students have no intention of trying out for a sports team and are very turned off by competitive situations. Our goal is to teach students content from sports and fitness with an emphasis on leading an active and healthy lifestyle. If you teach all of your activities in a competitive situations where students want to avoid participating so that a select few can dominate the games then you've lost the focus on what physical education needs to be. Competition should have a part in your program but it should never be the focus. The focus should be on learning activities, improving your ability levels, working on your fitness, and try to learn to have some fun in the process. |
steve acree (Stephenpe)
Senior Member
Username: Stephenpe
Post Number: 135
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Monday, October 11, 2010 - 12:24 pm: | |
I think the focus of anything in PE is to learn the skills and then learn how to apply them in the context they are used. All games that I have run across are a competition with others either individually or within a team concept. I teach younger kids. The majority in my many years love to compete or see how they compare to others. When I test them for fitness they finally compare themselves against the norms to win awards. Hey, its life. In the classroom certain kids are the best in math or reading or whatever is going on. Its the same outside. And whether you believe it or not the children are all aware of who is best at what. Some may not care as much as others but they all know. I set up teams and activities so all have a chance to shine and win sometimes. The Key in PE is to do enough different things and expose them to many varied activities so each kid can find what he is good at. When you do you can build from there as they gain confidence. Games and sports are about competition. No way around it.
(Message edited by stephenpe on October 11, 2010) |
