Last week

Last week the classes for gym changed and the students started a new unit, badmittin. So far it has been going well. Some of the kids are having trouble with the coordination involved with this game, and don't listen well to the instructions of how to do things like serving. I have been working with one kid with this, and he is kinda getting it. It takes longer for him to understand what to do, but he tries hard. I had to get on the kids last tuesday. I was trying to call out attendence, and everybody kept talking and messing around. I finally got done and told them they had to do three baseline to baseline runs with much resistance, so I told them if one person didn't run the whole thing they would start over. That worked well. Overall the progress is getting better, and the other kids in the weightlifting class are doing well also.

This week

Today most of the students were for some reason out of control. I had to pull a few aside to remind them of safety concerns in the weight room. I also had to deduct points from a few students for the day due to lack of doing anything productive in the weight room. Some students have a problem with doing what they are told, and canno't for the life of them do simple tasks such as dressing out for class, or being on time. The weight room is not a place to play arround and mess with people. The swimming class was not much better. I admistered swim requirement tests to about 20 students, but the rest of the class would get in the way or splash myself and the class teacher. Even while taking attendence, some of the swim students were completely disrespecting me. Oh well. Have a good one till next week.

This week.

So far everything has been the same as usual. Health class was watching the movie, "Super Size Me" to understand the effects of eating too much fast food. In the weights class, I had the students do plyometrics, and observed the students doing a less than adequate job. The swimming class was somewhat worse today. 10 kids did not dress out, and one of the students had to be taken to the office due to hurling himself at the wall. Overall not a bad day, and I have now surpassed the 30 hour mark.

Last Week

I have been doing the same classes now for some time. In the usual Health class, we had a discussion on suicide and had the students write any stories about friends they know or knew that had contemplated or followed through with it. Very interesting and powerful subject matter that is important to the young students. In the weight lifting class, it was business as usual. The students are more self motivated with the addition of the lifting cards. the swimming class is still kind of struggling. This class is full of freshman, and the students sometimes act inmature. Most of them do not listen to dirtections very well, but it is to be expicted. Overall, my 30 hours are done, but I will continue to go until December.

Today.

Today was a very good day at Coronado. I did the usual Health class observing, and headed to the gym to observe the weights class. The teacher decided to give the students the option of using a card with specific workouts to target toning or muscle building. The kids were very receptive to this, and I was able to really get in there and help out. I would show the students what each lift did, and answered all questions they had. It was good to be able to help out and teach the kids some new ways of lifting. In the swimming class, things are going much slower. The water is too cold for most of the students, so the class has to be cut short. Hopefully they can get the problem fixed soon.

This week.

Yesterday was the start of new classes in gym. the freshman class is now in a five week swimming class. It is very interesting to watch and observe the different levels of swimming ability. Some of the students do well, and others just flat out don't listen to the directions given to them. The weight lifting class is doing ok. I had them do pylometircs yesterday doing 8 sets of box jumps. Some do very well, and work hard at doing the right jump techniques. There are a few that are lazy, and again have a problem following directions. The health class just got over a unit on alcohol, and had a guest speaker with his two sons. A drunk driver slammed into their car, causing one of the sons to loose a leg, and the other son now has severe brain abnormalties. Very interesting and important stuff being taught in this class.

last Week

Well, I was only able to go to Coronado once last week. It was a good time though. As a class, we played Knockout, and everybody enjoyed it. All of the students that I have been around have very different and unique styles of learning. Some are motivated to come to class and participate in all activities, and some are lost in space. Thats part of the challenges that we all must face on our teaching journey. I have now done just under 20 hours of teaching, and plan to continue for the remainder of the year. It will give me more experience for my teaching down the road.

Student Teaching

This last week was kind of slow due to homecoming. On tuesday, I sat in on the Health Class, and listened to an interesting session on drug abuse, and the effects on the body. In the next class, Weightlifting, I had everybody do pull up pretests. Later in the year, all the students will go back and try to beat the origional number they did. the class is pretty good, and most students work hard and keep busy. On friday, I got a chance to watch the bowling class. Now this is not your typical pe class, but it still provides the kids with a chance to get up and move. Most kids in this class show up and go directly into tournaments. Each student pasy 150.00 to participate, so you can bet that they show up to ensure they get their money out of the experience. Overall, the first 10 hours I have done have been very good. I defenatly have learned some techniques I will use in the future.

Student Teaching

So far, it has been an interesting experience. The diversity of the students, learning abilities and attitudes are interesting. I have worked with 3 of the six physical education teachers, and have so far helped on the high ropes course, ultimate football, health class and weightlifting class. Many students lack personal motivation, and it is easily seen. Some students just sit back and do as little as possible, and back talk the teachers. The good things of the experience so far are the different learning styles I have seen, the possibilities of things I may teach when I am officially a teacher, and the great staff that I have been able to work with.

Introduction

My name is Adam Rich, and I will be going into the K-12 Physical Education Track.