Everyone in the class presented on a classroom management concept that was new or something that wasn’t discussed in class. I think a lot of ideas were very interesting but the idea of classroom management differing for physical education interested me the most. There are a lot of similarities between the two that I didn’t realize.
During the presentation, the main worry in physical education classes is safety. The most accidents in a school happen during these classes. In my future elementary classroom, safety is also going to be a main concern. A teacher is liable for the student’s safety in their classroom similar to a gym teacher. A teacher is enclosed in a smaller space compared to a physical education environment which I think makes it a little easier for the teacher. A physical education teacher has an entire gym, or entire football field outside to worry about. There are so many more strict routines and transitions that need to happen as well. Having students wear gym clothes, routines for each game they play, and even more. Another part of managing this environment is the discipline. A lot more fights and angry students can be a problem in a physical education setting compared to a general classroom.
There are a lot of similarities and differences between the two classes after listening to the presentation. I think its important for this strong emphasis on safety to be enforced in physical education as well as a general classroom. Have precise routines for everything as well as modeling these routines can prevent a lot of chaos in a classroom.
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