The personal fitness class that I am in is not a class that is promoting personal fitness as much as it is learning how to be fit, without actually putting it into practice. Students dress out only to get the grade and they don’t really seem to care about getting in shape or being fit, it’s almost one of those classes that are the easy classes in high school that we all took just to get the grade.
I realize that the curriculum in the class is important, however, it is really tedious. He goes over the same content every day and when we asked the other day if we should be teaching them the same thing that he is he said “yes, I guarantee they don’t know it.” He then proceeded to do an activity in class testing their knowledge on the subject, mostly a review in cooperative groups where they wrote down what they have been learning for weeks now. They all knew it.
I think as a teacher, you have to know when to move on. The curriculum is there as the backbone of the lesson but it does not necessarily mean that you have to only teach the curriculum. The class is very rowdy and I think getting them up and doing activities to learn the curriculum will not only keep them engaged but also maybe encourage them to actually work out and dress out when we go to the gym because they are getting their blood pumping in the classroom. It is not only important to teach the curriculum but also to actually get them in shape!!
