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Ryan Webb (Webbster3513)
Junior Member
Username: Webbster3513
Post Number: 5
Registered: 9-2009
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 09, 2009 - 7:04 pm: |       |
Do you think it is important for the physical educator and health teacher to be in good physical condition as an example for his/her students? |
steve acree (Stephenpe)
Senior Member
Username: Stephenpe
Post Number: 112
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Friday, September 18, 2009 - 6:29 am: | |
They should at least try to present
themseleves as believing in good health
and fitness. Enthusiasm and excitement
go a long way to getting kids moving.
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sharon ghodsizadeh (Sharonie)
Junior Member
Username: Sharonie
Post Number: 3
Registered: 5-2010
| | Posted on Monday, May 17, 2010 - 8:06 pm: | |
I believe that it is highly important for P.E. teachers to be active and fit. P.E. teachers set an example for our students and need to show, as well as teach them that exercising is important. They do not have to be skinny, they just need to be physically fit and promote it in a fun way. At the school that I work at, we had a P.E. teacher who was not at all physically fit, did not get in on the games with the students to reinforce the positive and fun side of exercising. As new P.E. teacher came in, we saw a switch in our students and the way they started to view physical fitness. The new P.E. teacher was physically fit and promoted that he did work out four times a week so he could stay healthy.
He was active during the games and skills they were learning. The children loved playing sports with him and began exercising at home, as well as teaching their parents what they have learned. Our student’s parents are highly impressed with the positive reinforcement and the change that has come out of the students and the new teacher.
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Natalie (Nataliefreeman)
Junior Member
Username: Nataliefreeman
Post Number: 3
Registered: 5-2010
| | Posted on Monday, May 17, 2010 - 8:22 pm: | |
I agree somewhat with the comments posted by Sharon and Steve. P.E. teachers must have a positive attitude towards movement and exercise to model those behaviors to students. However, we cannot discriminate against good teachers due to weight issues. Perhaps the overweight teacher leads a healthy lifestyle but is unable to lose weight due to medical issues. We teach our students to not judge a book by it's cover so we must judge the teacher by how they teach and not necesarily by appearance. |
sharon ghodsizadeh (Sharonie)
Junior Member
Username: Sharonie
Post Number: 7
Registered: 5-2010
| | Posted on Monday, May 17, 2010 - 9:04 pm: | |
In response to Natalie, I believe teachers should educate their students that there are individuals who are overweight and cannot drop their weight due to health issues. This could also prevent. bullying towards children who are overweight We should educate our students as much as we can. |
Melissa Wolfe (Mwolfe23)
New member
Username: Mwolfe23
Post Number: 1
Registered: 9-2012
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - 5:06 am: | |
I absolutely think that it is important for a health/physical education teacher to be in good physical condition and to be a positive role model for his/her students. Who would want to go to a gym and pay money for a personal trainer who is out of shape? One of my biggest pet-peeves is when I see a doctor or nurse standing outside smoking a cigarette. I believe that we need to "practice what we preach" and be positive role models. I feel that students won't take you seriously if you are out of shape,or don't lead a healthy lifestyle. I understand health problems, and I am sympathetic to those who have medical conditions where they possibly can't lose weight. However, I feel that these people are educated enough and have the ability to get help for their problem. In my opinion, there is not reason (except for medical conditions) why a person should be out of shape/overweight if they truly care about their bodies and put a little effort into it. If health/physical ed. teachers (who are supposed to be the experts at health/fitness) can't "walk the walk" how should we ever expect our students to do the same? We need to get real with our students instead of always worrying about offending someone and help to educate them the best we can about living healthy lifestyles.
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steve acree (Stephenpe)
Junior Member
Username: Stephenpe
Post Number: 9
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - 8:19 am: | |
Personally, I want the best doctor diagnosing me and helping me. What he does outside of treating me is not important. |
Sharon Welch (Spe4me)
New member
Username: Spe4me
Post Number: 1
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - 8:31 am: | |
I have taught PE for over 23 years and yes I have walked the walk. But after being an energetic elementary teacher, runner and soccer player my ankles and kness are shot. Every good active PE teacher in our county for 20 + years are needing, ankle, hip and knee replacements due to our wonderful concrete gym floors. Be careful about judging anyone unless you have run, jumped, skipped, or galloped in their tennis shoes. |
Tommy Morgan (Tpm8887)
Junior Member
Username: Tpm8887
Post Number: 5
Registered: 10-2012
| | Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2012 - 6:25 am: | |
I definitely feel that a P.E. teacher needs to be in good shape in order to teach. We have to remember that being a P.E. teacher you are a role model to the students and with that being in shape is definitely a key component. |
