Teaching Philosophy
This quickly represent my own teaching philosophy and my point of view toward physical education and its importance in our life.
"Success isn't how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started"
-Steve Prefontaine-
This quickly represent my own teaching philosophy and my point of view toward physical education and its importance in our life.
"Success isn't how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started"
-Steve Prefontaine-
As I previously explained, I want to become a physical education teacher to convey my passion for children about physical activity and sports. I definitely think that physical education is for everyone. However, it’s not everyone who has had the chance to be successfully surrounded in sports like I have been in my childhood. This is why I want to become that physical education teacher who will make a difference in children’s mind about physical activity. Moreover, I want to promote physical activity not only during school hours, but also with competitive and recreational sports after school.
Personally, I believe physical education can play a great role in the education of our children. Physical education isn’t only about games and activities; it is an educational classroom to teach motor skills, strategies, behaviours and ethics-related aspects. Even though you are not teaching Mathematics, French, English, Sciences, Arts or Music, you are providing students with plenty of learning situations and they experience new situations and develop their skills. You are helping them to gain power, balance, equilibrium, agility, knowledge, strategies, ballistic skills, manipulation skills, etc. These abilities are all as important as mental knowledge and they are useful in everyday life. Moreover, I also believe in physical education as a solution to obesity, school drop-out, depression, risk factors for cancer, etc. It has been proved that physical activity can significantly reduce the risk of prevalence of obesity and cancer. This is why physical activity could be the solution to the increase of obesity and overweight people. At the same time, the number of depression and school drop-out would maybe decrease, as these illnesses are closely linked to obesity and weight problems. Finally, I believe physical activity is a place where everyone could and should have the opportunity to practice successfully and have FUN. Over everything else, physical activity must be fun for everyone if you want them to practice sport outside school. This is why physical activity must be well presented and represents an enjoyable environment to promote well-being.
As a physical education teacher, I believe my role is to represent a role model for the students of physical education. My goal is to promote physical education and provide the best learning evaluation situation as possible to my students. Moreover, I want to provide the best learning environment. Promoting physical education is possible if you prepare carefully your class and if you represent a great source of inspiration for children. This is why I also think my goal is to transmit my own knowledge and passion for physical activity and sport. Furthermore, my goal is to help student develop their own abilities and achieve success and every possible aspect. It will be my role to guide them and provide them as many tips, help and learning situations as possible.
During my life, I have acquired many skills and knowledge about physical activity and sports. I have performed at competitive level and I definitely think that my path will make a huge difference in my teaching. First, my love and passion for sport and physical activity will definitely be transmitted to children. I will use charisma and bring a positive attitude toward physical exertion. Second, I am a planned person, and I will make sure everything is planned and appropriate for the students. I will prepare the best learning situations using my imagination and knowledge. Third, I adapt myself quickly to any situation and I will be able to manage students whatever is going on. This will provide students a good learning environment and a good role model. Fourth, I will be involved at 110% for my students and their welfare.
Throughout my teaching, I would definitely like students to learn the right motor skills, but also to develop important behaviours and character skills. For instance, I really want all my students to understand the principle of honesty. In sport as in life, honesty is an important character that you must develop. Moreover, I want my students to be stubbornness. Perfection doesn’t occur by simply snapping your fingers but with effort, perspicacity and practice. If you quit trying the first time you fail, you will also develop this system in other aspect of your life. It is important to put the effort to reach your own success. After, I would like every one to accept their peers and understand the fact that physical activity is for everyone. Whatever your basic skills and level of performance, you should be able to play with everyone and develop that level of acceptance of others. Furthermore, I would like my students to be very dedicated for physical activity when they enter my classroom. I want them to learn how to give their 110% at all time, which will pay off when the efforts are made.
Being a teacher is a complex task, and not only for physical education teacher. When you are a student, the people you see the most in your day are not your parents, but your teacher. This person has a huge role of teaching mathematics, French, Science, Arts and many other matters, but he also teaches you core values and learning of life. It is the same thing for a physical education teacher. He represents a role model, a source of inspiration and a second father for several students. You must teach them life and its components. If you are well-dressed everyday, they will learn from it. If you are consistent and positive in life, they will try to follow your personality. Personally, it is obvious that I play another role than a teacher at school. Within the same day, I can be a friend, a father, a teacher, a listener, a star, an athlete, a model, a genius, etc. You have thousand of role and all of them are important. You must be present for your students and be able to listen to their needs. It is essential for me to represent a great role model toward my students.
Even though I want the best for my students, I sometimes fear not being able to provide the best learning environment to everyone. Following what I just said, I have several concerns about being a physical education teacher. First, I fear one of my students will seriously injure himself/herself. I really care about children’s safety and I would really feel guilty if one student causes him severe injuries. Second, I am concern about losing control of myself during a conflict with a student. As a teacher, you represent the authority, but you don’t want to take advantage of this authority over the students. I’d be really sad to lose control and blow up while confronting a student of mine. For instance, having no filter and saying what I really think about the person, even though you can’t say this in front of the classroom. That would be a very embarrassing situation for me. I hope I’ll be able to keep calm and apply different technique before exploding out of fury. Third, I am also concerned about losing complete control over my classroom. You know when nothing is working as you want and as you planned. I would be really scare not being able to regain control over the students and having to be really strict with them. I would like my classroom to be comprehensive if I make a mistake throughout my teaching career. I wouldn’t want them to get crazy, where I would lose the entire control. Those are my biggest concerns of becoming a teacher, even though I have other concerns of smaller size.
When I think of the perfect physical education teacher, the one I would like to become, I associate several characteristics to this person. First, I see an individual really patient and devoted to his job. Patience is often the key to success. It is not because it is not working the first time that you need to abandon. Patience will help you to persevere and keep looking forward. Moreover, patience can be a really useful characteristic with kids, when they get really excited or when several students are getting off-task at the same time. The person also needs to be devoted to his or her job, because without any passion and devotion, you can’t give the best learning environment to your students. Second, the teacher must be physically fit and must have a minimum level of athletic performance. You can’t teach physical education without showing and demonstrating that being physically fit isn’t an important aspect. By being fit, you show the benefit of being active. Moreover, the person requires a minimum level of athletic performance because it is hard to demonstrate sport and physical activity without having the capacity to play a sport. Finally, I would say that a physical education teacher must be a very good communicator. Sometimes, you don’t have to speak to explain what you expect from student in physical education. However, there a many situations where the words you will use and what you will say will have a tremendous impact on the children’s learning. Moreover, students will remember the things you will say, which can be very positive if you keep using the right words at the right time.
Unlike, there are several characteristics that I don’t associate with the role of a physical education teacher. First, a teacher can’t be unprepared. He can’t push back things further and he can’t always be at the last minute. Preparation is the key to success and without it, you won’t offer your students a good learning environment. Moreover, preparation will guide the teacher during his day. When no planning is made, the teacher won’t know what he is doing and the evaluation and the learning will be really poor. Second, a teacher needs to be punctual. If you are late, the class won’t start. No one will cover you and you are the one teaching. You need to be present at all time. Punctuality also means to arrive in advance, in order to prepare your classroom and the equipment necessary for the upcoming teaching. When someone has these 2 negative characteristics, he shouldn’t become a physical education teacher from my point of view. He doesn’t represent someone who should teach children, as he is not a trusted person to assume the role of a teacher.
Now that I have described the characteristics of a good physical education teacher, here are the characteristics I own and that let me think I’ll be a great teacher. First, I am really devoted for physical education and sport and I think I can really transmit my passion to the children. My goal is really to have every child active and healthy and I am ready to work at 110% to offer them the best environment. My passion for sport is unexplainable and I really wish all my students will acquire at least the tier of it. Second, I am someone really fit because I train at least once a day. Physical activity is a great source of energy for me and I couldn’t live without it. My fitness serves me as a role model for children. It also represents a benefit of sport and encourages well-being. Third, I would qualify myself as someone really dynamic and interactive. I always have a B plan in my back pocket and I really enjoy when things are dynamic. Finally, I love kids and I would definitely like to teach them. I want to become these children model and source of inspiration.
I also have several characteristics that I would like to improve in order to become a better physical education teacher. First, I would like to improve my English communication skills. I am a great francophone speaker, but in English, it is sometimes a different story. I might be looking for a couple words during my speech and that is annoying me. This is why I really want to heighten my vocabulary and become a better English teacher. To achieve such a final result, I will keep speaking in English with my peers and I will keep asking several of them to correct my grammar when I say something wrong. Moreover, I will read more to develop a higher level of vocabulary. Then, I will also listen to more English show that I actually do. Second, I want to develop a higher knowledge about physical activity. For instance, I know a lot of sports, but I have not all played them. I would really enjoy playing and trying other sports I have not experienced. It is simple but a hard task to experience, because I don’t have a lot of free tie in my schedule. However, I will try as hard as possible to find a hole in my schedule to practice and experience new sports.
In summary, this is my teaching philosophy and my personality. I really think physical education teacher is a job that would fit for me and in which I would be a useful person. In order to become this mater physical education teacher, I will keep progressing and follow my actual role model of all teachers: M. Gordon Oliver.
Personally, I believe physical education can play a great role in the education of our children. Physical education isn’t only about games and activities; it is an educational classroom to teach motor skills, strategies, behaviours and ethics-related aspects. Even though you are not teaching Mathematics, French, English, Sciences, Arts or Music, you are providing students with plenty of learning situations and they experience new situations and develop their skills. You are helping them to gain power, balance, equilibrium, agility, knowledge, strategies, ballistic skills, manipulation skills, etc. These abilities are all as important as mental knowledge and they are useful in everyday life. Moreover, I also believe in physical education as a solution to obesity, school drop-out, depression, risk factors for cancer, etc. It has been proved that physical activity can significantly reduce the risk of prevalence of obesity and cancer. This is why physical activity could be the solution to the increase of obesity and overweight people. At the same time, the number of depression and school drop-out would maybe decrease, as these illnesses are closely linked to obesity and weight problems. Finally, I believe physical activity is a place where everyone could and should have the opportunity to practice successfully and have FUN. Over everything else, physical activity must be fun for everyone if you want them to practice sport outside school. This is why physical activity must be well presented and represents an enjoyable environment to promote well-being.
As a physical education teacher, I believe my role is to represent a role model for the students of physical education. My goal is to promote physical education and provide the best learning evaluation situation as possible to my students. Moreover, I want to provide the best learning environment. Promoting physical education is possible if you prepare carefully your class and if you represent a great source of inspiration for children. This is why I also think my goal is to transmit my own knowledge and passion for physical activity and sport. Furthermore, my goal is to help student develop their own abilities and achieve success and every possible aspect. It will be my role to guide them and provide them as many tips, help and learning situations as possible.
During my life, I have acquired many skills and knowledge about physical activity and sports. I have performed at competitive level and I definitely think that my path will make a huge difference in my teaching. First, my love and passion for sport and physical activity will definitely be transmitted to children. I will use charisma and bring a positive attitude toward physical exertion. Second, I am a planned person, and I will make sure everything is planned and appropriate for the students. I will prepare the best learning situations using my imagination and knowledge. Third, I adapt myself quickly to any situation and I will be able to manage students whatever is going on. This will provide students a good learning environment and a good role model. Fourth, I will be involved at 110% for my students and their welfare.
Throughout my teaching, I would definitely like students to learn the right motor skills, but also to develop important behaviours and character skills. For instance, I really want all my students to understand the principle of honesty. In sport as in life, honesty is an important character that you must develop. Moreover, I want my students to be stubbornness. Perfection doesn’t occur by simply snapping your fingers but with effort, perspicacity and practice. If you quit trying the first time you fail, you will also develop this system in other aspect of your life. It is important to put the effort to reach your own success. After, I would like every one to accept their peers and understand the fact that physical activity is for everyone. Whatever your basic skills and level of performance, you should be able to play with everyone and develop that level of acceptance of others. Furthermore, I would like my students to be very dedicated for physical activity when they enter my classroom. I want them to learn how to give their 110% at all time, which will pay off when the efforts are made.
Being a teacher is a complex task, and not only for physical education teacher. When you are a student, the people you see the most in your day are not your parents, but your teacher. This person has a huge role of teaching mathematics, French, Science, Arts and many other matters, but he also teaches you core values and learning of life. It is the same thing for a physical education teacher. He represents a role model, a source of inspiration and a second father for several students. You must teach them life and its components. If you are well-dressed everyday, they will learn from it. If you are consistent and positive in life, they will try to follow your personality. Personally, it is obvious that I play another role than a teacher at school. Within the same day, I can be a friend, a father, a teacher, a listener, a star, an athlete, a model, a genius, etc. You have thousand of role and all of them are important. You must be present for your students and be able to listen to their needs. It is essential for me to represent a great role model toward my students.
Even though I want the best for my students, I sometimes fear not being able to provide the best learning environment to everyone. Following what I just said, I have several concerns about being a physical education teacher. First, I fear one of my students will seriously injure himself/herself. I really care about children’s safety and I would really feel guilty if one student causes him severe injuries. Second, I am concern about losing control of myself during a conflict with a student. As a teacher, you represent the authority, but you don’t want to take advantage of this authority over the students. I’d be really sad to lose control and blow up while confronting a student of mine. For instance, having no filter and saying what I really think about the person, even though you can’t say this in front of the classroom. That would be a very embarrassing situation for me. I hope I’ll be able to keep calm and apply different technique before exploding out of fury. Third, I am also concerned about losing complete control over my classroom. You know when nothing is working as you want and as you planned. I would be really scare not being able to regain control over the students and having to be really strict with them. I would like my classroom to be comprehensive if I make a mistake throughout my teaching career. I wouldn’t want them to get crazy, where I would lose the entire control. Those are my biggest concerns of becoming a teacher, even though I have other concerns of smaller size.
When I think of the perfect physical education teacher, the one I would like to become, I associate several characteristics to this person. First, I see an individual really patient and devoted to his job. Patience is often the key to success. It is not because it is not working the first time that you need to abandon. Patience will help you to persevere and keep looking forward. Moreover, patience can be a really useful characteristic with kids, when they get really excited or when several students are getting off-task at the same time. The person also needs to be devoted to his or her job, because without any passion and devotion, you can’t give the best learning environment to your students. Second, the teacher must be physically fit and must have a minimum level of athletic performance. You can’t teach physical education without showing and demonstrating that being physically fit isn’t an important aspect. By being fit, you show the benefit of being active. Moreover, the person requires a minimum level of athletic performance because it is hard to demonstrate sport and physical activity without having the capacity to play a sport. Finally, I would say that a physical education teacher must be a very good communicator. Sometimes, you don’t have to speak to explain what you expect from student in physical education. However, there a many situations where the words you will use and what you will say will have a tremendous impact on the children’s learning. Moreover, students will remember the things you will say, which can be very positive if you keep using the right words at the right time.
Unlike, there are several characteristics that I don’t associate with the role of a physical education teacher. First, a teacher can’t be unprepared. He can’t push back things further and he can’t always be at the last minute. Preparation is the key to success and without it, you won’t offer your students a good learning environment. Moreover, preparation will guide the teacher during his day. When no planning is made, the teacher won’t know what he is doing and the evaluation and the learning will be really poor. Second, a teacher needs to be punctual. If you are late, the class won’t start. No one will cover you and you are the one teaching. You need to be present at all time. Punctuality also means to arrive in advance, in order to prepare your classroom and the equipment necessary for the upcoming teaching. When someone has these 2 negative characteristics, he shouldn’t become a physical education teacher from my point of view. He doesn’t represent someone who should teach children, as he is not a trusted person to assume the role of a teacher.
Now that I have described the characteristics of a good physical education teacher, here are the characteristics I own and that let me think I’ll be a great teacher. First, I am really devoted for physical education and sport and I think I can really transmit my passion to the children. My goal is really to have every child active and healthy and I am ready to work at 110% to offer them the best environment. My passion for sport is unexplainable and I really wish all my students will acquire at least the tier of it. Second, I am someone really fit because I train at least once a day. Physical activity is a great source of energy for me and I couldn’t live without it. My fitness serves me as a role model for children. It also represents a benefit of sport and encourages well-being. Third, I would qualify myself as someone really dynamic and interactive. I always have a B plan in my back pocket and I really enjoy when things are dynamic. Finally, I love kids and I would definitely like to teach them. I want to become these children model and source of inspiration.
I also have several characteristics that I would like to improve in order to become a better physical education teacher. First, I would like to improve my English communication skills. I am a great francophone speaker, but in English, it is sometimes a different story. I might be looking for a couple words during my speech and that is annoying me. This is why I really want to heighten my vocabulary and become a better English teacher. To achieve such a final result, I will keep speaking in English with my peers and I will keep asking several of them to correct my grammar when I say something wrong. Moreover, I will read more to develop a higher level of vocabulary. Then, I will also listen to more English show that I actually do. Second, I want to develop a higher knowledge about physical activity. For instance, I know a lot of sports, but I have not all played them. I would really enjoy playing and trying other sports I have not experienced. It is simple but a hard task to experience, because I don’t have a lot of free tie in my schedule. However, I will try as hard as possible to find a hole in my schedule to practice and experience new sports.
In summary, this is my teaching philosophy and my personality. I really think physical education teacher is a job that would fit for me and in which I would be a useful person. In order to become this mater physical education teacher, I will keep progressing and follow my actual role model of all teachers: M. Gordon Oliver.