Monday
July 16th 2012
Day
Six at Mountain Creek State High School
School was stress free today.
Melissa and I found out this morning that we have two bikes now to transport to
and from school! It was the greatest news. This means we can sleep in an extra
20 minutes each morning, and get a nice bike ride rather than a long walk.
During session 1 the year 10 students began their first day weight training in
the gym. The gym owner is who runs the program. So meanwhile, mine and
Melissa’s teacher along with ourselves walk around and assist those who need
help. I was surprised to see how terrible these students were at the basic
knowledge of fitness. Rather than sport, training is my area of expertise so I
had no problem going to the students and correcting their form. I wanted them
to really understand the point of the movement. I can remember back to my high
school weight unit and I just went through the motions and wasted time. It is
clear to me a lot of students react that way in these types of situations.
Because I am aware of this, I believe I am more capable in responding different
to ensure they are getting better understanding. There was a Health Hero’s
seminar at a different high school today. We took about 20 students with us and
were gone from session 2 until the beginning of session 4. There was a nice
introduction of the seminar, and then the students and teachers were free to
roam around and talk to the many health care providers to get information about
their work. They all had different stations set up with pamphlets and
information regarding their career. It was nice to walk around and stop at
various places that relate to what I will be teaching in theory. I grabbed some
sheets that I thought may be helpful down my teaching road. I really enjoyed
seeing the students mingle and talk to the adults, getting information, and
seemingly enjoying themselves. Once we left the seminar I had session 4 to plan
for the week. I will be teaching 5 classes for this week and I am pumped! I am
a bit nervous because of how much I will need to plan. But I know I can do it,
and I am ready to take this full on!
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