I know it was only for being a coach but I loved it! When I coached ten and eleven year old girls I felt like I was an inspiration to them, they looked up to me and tried to impress me! I know teaching may not be like that all the time, but when i'm given the chance to show students, peers or youth something I truly believe in or something I find to be important, I am where I want to be.
Teaching french will be amazing because it's something that just needs to be made fun rather than a chore. Teaching students the language on top of the culture in both Montreal and in France! I am not someone who would find lecturing an amazing teaching style for me, I would get bored teaching it let alone watching the students not enjoying it! When I was in high school, I had an amazing french teacher. Not everyone enjoyed learning french but when we were in Madame Chatton's classroom we were engaged! She made songs for us to sing, she encouraged us to write skits that were then performed for the class and she played french videos for us to learn from.
As for my PE aspect, I have been inspired to be more creative about what I teach in class. Last semester we learnt how to ribbon dance and learnt that those are the things that make PE fun. Students in high school don't always want to participate in the games, so bringing in different athletic components other than soccer and basketball. I would absolutely love to take students hiking or camping. Incorporate a wilderness safety lesson into the class! I am determined to find a topic for each student in my classes to enjoy!
I love the attitude reflected here.
ReplyDeleteMay I remind the readers about Distributed learning and it's potential impact on P E teachers who hold to the old Games mentality