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Kenny sander (K23ms)
New member
Username: K23ms
Post Number: 1
Registered: 8-2012
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 08, 2012 - 5:55 pm: |       |
This is my 12th year teaching phys Ed in NYC. I am the only teacher in the gym servicing about 700 kids per week. Each class has PE once per week for 45 minutes. Keep in mind there are many mondays and several tuesdays where there are holidays and the kids miss gym that day. In my estimations the average class will get PE about 25 times per year. Maybe 30 depending on the class. While I always took pride in trying to do lessons units I has realized that there is no way I an make any type of major impact doing units and putting together a curriculum while seeing the kids about 3 times a month. It is a joke and very demeaning to me and my field. Administration wants me to start actually doing units and a progression. I feel like its impossible. If I did a basketball unit and made it 6 to 8 lessons long, i would be spending 2 to 3 months on basketball. Makes no sense. The population is mostly kids from Bangladesh and guayana, many with limited English. Almost all kids have no idea what it means to be on a team or even how to play with each other. I am burned out from seeing 700 kids a week all by myself. I want to keep administration happy but can't do what they expect. They have no clue. When I tell them there is a state mandate which requires PE a certain amount of time they basically brush it off. I guess that's the story of NYC PE. It's an embarrassment I am looking for any suggestions in any way possible. At this point I still work hard but really just put together some games and free play many times to,just get the kids moving. Still think that's the best bet for my situation. Thanks in advance!! |
Gerry Cernicky (Pingeyez2)
Junior Member
Username: Pingeyez2
Post Number: 5
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 08, 2012 - 6:24 pm: | |
The first thing I would do is research the countries they are from and learn some things about speech, what games that are played in their country, then make variations. THis shows you have interest and care about them. You don't have to play games , but work on improvement activities ,and no score keeping. Don't worry about teams and work on small sided activities or station work. Learn hand signals or sign language,too. Make a fitness calendar they can work on at home. There are tasks they can doi everyday asa carry over from PE class. Make every moment count without wasting time. Work on self testing activities that provide personal improvement. Sequential and rubric related skills works best, and in this way, they progress at their level.
Don't worry about units, instead progress with skills such as hand-eye activities; long and short handled activities; and skills progress not game or unit based. If you have equipment, then use as much as possible, along with makeshift ones. Show skills(video) on the wall or make photos on a bulletin board. Or take a photo and place on a cone to show skill progression. A picure says a thousand words.Make a slideshow or a looping video at each station if possible.http://www.connect-bangladesh.org/bangla/Numbers.html are the numbers for example.This is what you must do, but proceed slowly and you'll see results in the long run. Good luck. |
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