Director: The first time I saw this was in September 1983. I had just finished my fifth year of teaching and was one of the 200 teachers participating in the Conference on Physical Education in the fall leadership Reidsville, North Carolina.
The last time I saw it was 20 years later – at the beginning of the 2003-2004 school year. This master-teacher-teacher has not changed much in 20 years, but to communicate their values of hyperactivity at high energies, inspiring way to the teachers, and his love for physical education.
“What a wonderful start of our annual report to the district-level staff development days,” I thought. It seems that something changed over the last 20 years with him.
His infectious enthusiasm quickly spread to 100 physical education teachers who attend our school district every year, the Professional Development Day. Everyone seemed “pumped” with enthusiasm. Even the largest, most teachers are not subject to the “heart healthy” seem dances, which were presented to mind!
“How many of you had a great time so far away?” The teacher of 66 years, physical education, asked the presenter made a sign to sit with his hands. Currently, many people hands up! Spontaneously began to clap a teacher, then another, and soon the entire gym was filled with applause. Speak to another small group of teachers in the middle of the gym and started standing together in front of moderator. Unison, all teachers in the group is a form of a circle with their arms above their heads. The rest of the sports teacher in the group were soon followed by all available – each with their weapons in a big circle – “. O ste-rising,” a
“A Standing O” – something that the presenter had earlier in the morning to recognize as a quick and easy way to excellence was spoken. This “thank you” seemed taken by surprise. One could say that this gesture was a special effect here, as it seemed. After a minute or two, everyone sat back as the host recovered his composure and began to speak.
“Thank you to all,” he said slowly walking across the floor. “But you know, it’s really like …” immediately lowered his voice when he makes a face, pull your right foot a little behind. Immediately everyone in the gym I felt that something was wrong. What’s wrong with your leg? He smiled again. It was as if an enormous weight attached to the right leg. Then he paused and stood in silence.
The chains of tradition: “You know,” he said with a smile: chain of tradition “in the physical education we heavy dragged” chain of tradition “,” has long been a “hold us to change our teaching methods are difficult and.. . difficult to remove, you have to raise their hands and say, “things will never change to the way things always have.”
“And people who say that” things never change “right! Things are never as long as you and I take this further change” chain of tradition “around us.”
He continued that pulled “Now before the break for lunch at 24:00 Clock, I each of you to groups of three of you that want to form the chains of tradition to discuss.” “
What happened on that day was a revelation for me!
See, now had a way to explain why physical education still seems to cling to traditional ways of doing business. They seek to find the two other professors, I knew exactly what my ‘string’ was and still is – is “classification”.
Why not PE present size! In my 35 + years as a sports teacher, was an administrator at the state and the local supervisor of the office, I have great remorse – “. I have done little to change kind of basic studies in physics,” “compete” For me, physical education, if we make the following four points began:
First Classification practices of the transition (eg wear), a model based on standards.
Second Re-design rules of each country, not more than 15 “key findings” from grade.
Third In an effort to re-design, create a range of K-12 and the sequence is sequential and easily understandable, simple and articulate.
4th Involve universities – colleges and universities that prepare the next generation of teachers.
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