Position on controversial topic: PE in schools, should students be required to take it?

I believe that Physical Education class is a class that all students should be required to take. PE is a class that can get students physically involved in an activity and helps fight against obesity. PE also teaches students new games that they may find enjoyable and want to keep playing later on in their lives. Their have been many ways that students have proposed to drop PE, one is that if you are out for a sport, you do not need to take PE. However, being out for a sport and taking PE are two different types of activities. Another reason PE should be mandatory is it gives students a time in the day where they can just engage in physical activity and not have to worry about their social life, school work, etc. It's a class that if you show up and activly participate, you will get an A.

Why do we teach? What is the difference between school "work" and student "learning"? What makes for good teaching?

The reason I want to teach is because I want be a role model for kids and be someone they can look up to for advice. I believe that teachers have almost as big of impact of some kids lives as their parents. If kids come from families where their parents aren't active in their lives than I believe those kids can look up to teachers as a form of guidence. The difference between school"work" and student "learning" is how a student views the work. If a student views the assignment as this is dumb but I have to do it, it would be called school work. If a student views the assignment as this is kind of fun I don't mind putting in time to do this assignment, then I believe it is called student learning. A good teacher is someone who cares as much about their students as they do their own family. A good teacher can actively engage any student in any topic they are discusssing.

What makes a good teacher?

A good teacher is someone who can get a student activly involved in discussion, or in my case PE. This is a motivator, and someone that the students look up to as a role model. The best teachers I have had are those teachers that are not only someone who educates, but also someone who students can connect with on a person to person basis.

What am I trying to accomplish through teaching?

Through teaching I hope to be able to connect with students in the form of physical education. I believe that PE is very important in a fight against obesity and that getting students to get involved in PE would be a big step against obesity. PE is supposed to be fun and enjoyable for students. I would hope to accomplish to teach students about getting activly involved and learning how to work as a team. I also want to be a teacher to help out as a coach. I believe that a big way to develop a sports program is to have a teacher that is in the school district that can connect with students everyday.