Blog Post #12

Instructions

watch the Pittsburg State Technology in P.E. video. After watching the video wright in your blog what you think about some of the tools they use and your opinion on the use of technology in P.E.. Then watch the Importance of Physical Education video. After this give your openion on what other skills and concepts students learn from Physical Education and besides physical health what other type of health does a student get from a P.E. Class?

Physical Education

After watching the Pittsburg State Technology in PE video found the use of the flip video recorder to be one of the most interesting tools they used. It give instantaneous video feedback to the students this feedback is something the students could use to improve on their skills and exercise routines. It is a lot like a football player watching practice film to see what he did right and what he needs to improve on. With the Flip video recorder students will be able to record their P.E. activity and upload it so that they can watch it and improve on their skills or even to just keep track of exercises that they really enjoyed for future reference. Along with that the students could also upload their videos to a blog site or even you tube to share their progress with the world where people can encourage them to keep working hard. In the Importance of Physical Education video I think a lot of people in today’s society don’t give physical education enough credit in its importance. A lot of people think mandatory Physical Education is a waste of academic time in school but I couldn’t disagree more.

In the Importance of Physical Education video you see that P.E. is way more than doing strenuous activity’s seen in movies and I personally think the way some movies portray P.E. is wrong in so many ways, Physical Education not only helps get students in shape and improve their physical capabilities and appearance but it also allows the students to build confidence, communication skills, teamwork, and relationships with peers. These skills can be transferred over to the class room for example if a student’s goal in P.E. is to do 25 pull ups at the end of the semester. When the student reaches his goal of 25 pull ups a change happens in this student’s mentality not only towards his physical capabilities but his mental capabilities as well. This change that occurs is a boost in self confidence and self-esteem that can be transferred to the way the student takes on his academic work with a more positive I can do attitude. The boost in self-confidence can make a major change in a student’s personal life and may even allow the students to try things they would have never thought about doing all because they took a Physical Education class..

Students Gain mental health also from P.E. some people believe that all students gain out of physical education is all physical but they are wrong part of being health is more than being fit it also has to do with your mental state as well. This means that if someone is physically fit but has low self-esteem or depression then they are not truly fit. True fitness and health is complete when the body and mind both being in great health. Physical Education is a great what to get gain great physical capabilities and mental states.