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      Teaching is the act of instructing by example or experience. This is just a definition; teaching is an ever changing process by which society’s needs demand. The current state of teaching is much more than lecturing in front of a class, the way most of us were taught throughout our lives. It is my goal as a physical educator to give my students the knowledge they need to live happy, healthy, active lifestyles, but to also provide character education and values clarification by portraying a positive and upstanding individual. By doing so, my students will have a positive outlook on their health and lifestyle, they will reflect on experiences in my class to help them with decision making.

      In today’s society, health and physical education are an integral part of the overall educational curriculum. Health and physical education is more than giving your students the knowledge to lead healthy active lifestyles; it is giving them the ability to express themselves through movement, communicate with their peers in a real life situation day in and day out. It is also giving them the ability to be competent in a subject that can affect the length and happiness of the rest of their lives. During my classes, students will receive instruction in individual and dual sport, team sport, adventure, fitness, dance education, and various topics in current health education trends. As the students receive this knowledge, they will be assessed and taught in creative and unique ways, this is important and will be stressed; students learn in very different ways and the only way for them to be assessed properly is to do it in a variety of ways. My students will be excited and look forward to daily entering my physical education class. By creating this fun filled environment I will ensure my goal of keeping my students healthy and active through the course of their lives.

      Having the time to accommodate every students needs and adjusting my curriculum to fit my students various needs will ensure that they receive unsurpassed learning; with the achievement of this goal they will be well versed in the areas of health and physical education.

Education and learning are an evolving process over time ideas change and so should philosophies. They will be tweaked and refined, edited and re-edited, but the one thing that will never change is the importance of a students needs and their continuing education in a healthy active lifestyle.