Thursday, October 18, 2012

My whole life connected to Physical Education
 
Even though I grew up on a farm in little ole Honeyville, Utah does not mean that I spent most of my time playing with tractors or saying, "Ya'll". I have been surrounded by physical activity my entire life, as long as I can remember my dad has had season tickets to the Utah State University Basketball and Football games. So, my weekends were basically spent watching sports.  I grew up playing basketball, baseball, and football. I continued all three of those sports through high school and after that I went to college to play basketball for a Junior College. I am currently on an athletic scholarship for the men's basketball program.

It is easy to see that from the time I could walk I have been surrounded by balls, bats, gloves, hats, mitts, and anything related to sport. Because it has impacted my life so heavily, I am very passionate about being active and enjoying the lifestyle that I have enjoyed until now. I hope to instill the passion about sport and activity that I have into many young children and help battle the current "electronic child", the kids now are so enthralled with video games, computers, and iThis and iThat. 

I feel it is very important to let kids taste the opportunity to get involved with sports and let them decide whether they enjoy it.  There are so many different sports to choose from and I plan on giving them many different opportunities to learn them, not just the traditional sports but many others like, racquetball, golf, quad ball, bowling, etc... If we can make it so every student has many chances to be involved in activity and avoid the sedentary lifestyle, America as a whole will become a healthier place. 

Don't just take my word for it but listen to this fifth grader.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX68QBzu3Wg

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  1. Amy AlexandraOctober 19, 2012 at 2:15 PM

    I always think that our "family culture--including those practices that we normally take for granted, are really powerful and they are often hard to change.

    So I think because your family raised you to be physically active, it is easy for you to be physically active. But for those families whose background is different (for families who like sitting in their porches and eating fried chicken in some neighborhoods in the South, for example)--it may not come as naturally to them. I wonder how you can build on their family culture and use it as an asset to spark their interest in physical education. Because I think that if we as teachers make NO connections to family cultures, then sustained change will be difficult and students may default back to what is comfortable and familiar to them.

    Thanks for your posting!

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