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Anonymous
| | Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 10:13 am: |       |
I am currently in an undergraduate program working towards my elementary eduation licensure. A few weeks ago, in my human diversity course, we discussed the issue of physical contact within the muslum community and how it may be inappropriate for a young boy to touch a young girl; ex. holding hands, social dancing, etc. Has anyone ran into issues like these in their teaching and if so how did you address it? |
dario garza (D14)
Junior Member
Username: D14
Post Number: 9
Registered: 1-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 12:05 pm: | |
What challenges (and solutions) do physical education teachers face when teaching/coaching students who live in poverty? |
Amanda Dedo (B705690)
Junior Member
Username: B705690
Post Number: 2
Registered: 11-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 02, 2008 - 6:43 pm: | |
What are ways to stimulate the different cultures in classes? |
Andrew (Jc1amc)
Junior Member
Username: Jc1amc
Post Number: 7
Registered: 2-2010
| | Posted on Friday, February 19, 2010 - 8:39 am: | |
It is imparitive to address all cultural differences but maybe at such young ages there should be no one allowed to hold hands or touch each other in any way. I have not taught yet i'm still in undergraduate but if i were you i would sit down and discuss the rules that the muslim child or any child for that matter have in their religion make sure to write them all down in your meeting and reinforce them so he/she can get the most out of your classroom. You must adapt your programs to fit the needs of every student regardless of religion! |
Joe Herzog (Bigfish344)
Advanced Member
Username: Bigfish344
Post Number: 58
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Friday, February 19, 2010 - 7:10 pm: | |
It is crucial that at a young age, children be taught that there is both appropriate and inappropriate touching. No one has a better opportunity than physical educators to teach this lesson through games, dance, etc. It is in fact a chance to alay fears before they become socially implanted at later ages. We know that holding hands, locked arms and so on are fundamental to children learning to be comfortable and at ease with their peers. Touching has a distinct effect on brain chemistry and NOT touching or being afraid of touching has a very negative effect. Should we be sensative to the Muslim culture...of course. If what Andrew has described is perceived to be a problem, then the simplest answer is to send home a flyer describing what is going to be taught in physical education for the next 4 or 8 weeks and then be prepared to offer a reasonable solution or alternate activity or re-structured activity if parents express concern. Some perceptual advanced planning will give the teacher an opportunity to make whatever necessary adjustments may be called for. |
Natalie (Nataliefreeman)
Junior Member
Username: Nataliefreeman
Post Number: 4
Registered: 5-2010
| | Posted on Saturday, May 22, 2010 - 2:21 pm: | |
I agree with Joe that avoiding the situation will provoke fear in students so the issue must be addressed. One solution is to get parents involved and finding out the backgrounds of the students. We must be sensitive to all cultures as a teacher of any subject, but physical education presents some tough scenarios about cultural norms. Perhaps, another solution would be to separate boys and girls for physical education, as it is done frequently in middle or high school courses. |
