Benefits of Health and Physical Education!
Habits students learn in HPE will continue throughout a child's life
Physical activity is connected to an increase in students academic performance
Children's sleep and health is positively influenced by their physical activity
There is a connection between HPE and student's self-esteem
Physical activity promote brain function in students
Students learn life skills in HPE, for example sportsmanship, cooperation, team work
HPE gives an opportunity for student to learn about healthy eating and healthy lifestyle choices
All these benefits are examples and support of why HPE is so important!
Physical activity is connected to an increase in students academic performance
Children's sleep and health is positively influenced by their physical activity
There is a connection between HPE and student's self-esteem
Physical activity promote brain function in students
Students learn life skills in HPE, for example sportsmanship, cooperation, team work
HPE gives an opportunity for student to learn about healthy eating and healthy lifestyle choices
All these benefits are examples and support of why HPE is so important!
Physical Literacy...
Physical literacy is just as important as the other subjects we teach. I believe that every subject has its place in a child’s education, and each has unique skills or ways of thinking to teach children. All subjects have their place in a child’s future as well, with many affecting a child’s day to day life. When our students grow up they won’t be able to go through a day with encountering things they are learning in school, from numbers, to reading, to weather, to movement. All these things have their place and their value.
One interesting point that I found in the Mandingo article was the idea of teaching student’s to do the task to the best of their individual ability. Not every child will become an NHL player, but almost every child will walk to their classroom door. It’s not important for us to teach them to be the best, just to teach them to be their best. This is a lesson that I believe is important for our students to be able to implement in other parts of their schooling and their life as well. Another point for teaching physical literacy that I thought was important was the idea of teaching confidence, competent and creativity with physical literacy. These are all skills that I think can be taught in a variety of ways, but I found it interesting that they were highlighted as being skills to be taught through physical literacy. Students need multiple opportunities to learn lessons, such as creativity, and depending on where they fall in Gardner’s multiple intelligences they may find different areas easier to learn it in. This being the case, why not provide the same lessons through as many faucets as possible for our students?
In Berg’s article it was interesting to learn about all the physiological benefits of physical literacy. I find it important to note that physical literacy is essentially the only subject we teach that truly leaves a permanent mark on our students. A child may forget what a noun is, or how to multiply using an array, but the physiological effects of physical literacy will stick around. Another idea brought up in the Berg article which I believe needs to have more attention paid to it, is the idea of exercises effect on mental health. From what I have seen and heard at my PDS, mental health is proving itself to be a large challenge in schools. Many students are struggling with various mental health problems, and the adults in their life are just doing their best to help. Would adding more exercise, and teaching more physical literacy as a coping idea, help children help themselves?
I think that physical literacy 100% has its place within education, and it should be as valued as other subjects such as math or literacy.
One interesting point that I found in the Mandingo article was the idea of teaching student’s to do the task to the best of their individual ability. Not every child will become an NHL player, but almost every child will walk to their classroom door. It’s not important for us to teach them to be the best, just to teach them to be their best. This is a lesson that I believe is important for our students to be able to implement in other parts of their schooling and their life as well. Another point for teaching physical literacy that I thought was important was the idea of teaching confidence, competent and creativity with physical literacy. These are all skills that I think can be taught in a variety of ways, but I found it interesting that they were highlighted as being skills to be taught through physical literacy. Students need multiple opportunities to learn lessons, such as creativity, and depending on where they fall in Gardner’s multiple intelligences they may find different areas easier to learn it in. This being the case, why not provide the same lessons through as many faucets as possible for our students?
In Berg’s article it was interesting to learn about all the physiological benefits of physical literacy. I find it important to note that physical literacy is essentially the only subject we teach that truly leaves a permanent mark on our students. A child may forget what a noun is, or how to multiply using an array, but the physiological effects of physical literacy will stick around. Another idea brought up in the Berg article which I believe needs to have more attention paid to it, is the idea of exercises effect on mental health. From what I have seen and heard at my PDS, mental health is proving itself to be a large challenge in schools. Many students are struggling with various mental health problems, and the adults in their life are just doing their best to help. Would adding more exercise, and teaching more physical literacy as a coping idea, help children help themselves?
I think that physical literacy 100% has its place within education, and it should be as valued as other subjects such as math or literacy.
Supporting Research
Research has supported the idea over and over again that physical activity benefits our students in many ways. Below are some journal articles which outline a variety of benefits!
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Importance of Physical Education Specialists
There are many reasons why physical education specialists are important in schools.
Some of these reasons include:
“The nature and quality of delivery of the physical education curriculum are fundamental to the future of the subject.”
“Principals may be more inclined to devote more time in their schools to physical education if it is taught by a specialist.”
“Certified PE specialists provide more PE and higher quality PE than classroom teachers”
For more benefits of physical education specialists click here.
Some of these reasons include:
“The nature and quality of delivery of the physical education curriculum are fundamental to the future of the subject.”
“Principals may be more inclined to devote more time in their schools to physical education if it is taught by a specialist.”
“Certified PE specialists provide more PE and higher quality PE than classroom teachers”
For more benefits of physical education specialists click here.