Human Movement

For the whole group interview, we were supposed to talk with Lisa Farley. She could not

make our class, so she instead emailed us some wonderful information about the Human

Movement major. Some knowledge you will need to know is how the human body works, how

to become healthier, and how to move effectively. She mentioned how you cannot possibly know

everything, so you just need to learn some of the critical content. One of the main skills you need

is to be a skillful mover. You also need to take the knowledge and turn it into something that

helps people learn. I think that is a skill for all teachers. Another important aspect of a human

movement professional is to be patient and understanding with the learning process. Not

everyone learns at the same speed. The email from Dr. Farley was nice and informative. I liked

learning about the human movement path. I will for sure take things from what she said and

apply it to my future teaching.

In my small group zoom meeting, we met with River Pitlock. I really enjoyed talking

with him. He was very knowledgeable of his job, and he is a Butler grad. He talked briefly about

his job now with COVID. It is very different, but he has overcome that by thinking of different

ways to engage students. For example, he taught them how to play table football. As in our other

meetings, he talked a lot about relationships and their impact. He has had a few students that

always come to him for years to take a break from things. He allows them to scream and

sometimes they throw stuff everywhere. It is important to him to allow them to do that, so they

can get their emotions out. He has created a great relationship with those students throughout the

years,which is some of his favorite moments in his career. Lastly, we asked him about the

challenges he faces that differ from other teachers. He talked about how the national average of

students in sports is around 55%, while in IPS schools it is at 19%. Part of his job is to help break

that average. He shared a story about how he is already doing that with volleyball when a large
number of students tried out for the team. Overall, he shared some amazing things about his

career and I enjoyed talking with him.

In both of the interviews, the core values were shown. One of the shown core values was

the excitement of teaching, learning, and mentoring. I really saw this core value in the small

group meeting. River Pitlock was very passionate about his job and the children he serves. Dr.

Farley’s detailed email showed how much she cares about teaching others about the human

movement major and careers. The next most shown core value is the appreciation of diversity

and similarity. In her email, she talked about how not everyone will know how to do a certain

sport. It is important to still appreciate and understand as well as help to better each and every

student. This was seen in the small group meeting as well. River Pitlock talked about his time in

Chicago Public Schools and how he can relate to the students in IPS schools. Overall, the core

values were seen throughout both people.