Mission Statement

My “mission” for teaching physical education class is to make it a fun and safe learning

experience for all my students. What I plan to accomplish in my first few years in teaching is

establishing the tactical games approach within my lessons. This means that I would focus on

teaching the students through game play rather than individual drills. This approach allows for

the students to be more physically active during the class period when compared to the

traditional approach. This model also makes for a more enjoyable and effective way to learn

when done properly. For this approach to be well run, the lesson must be made with

developmentally appropriate tasks. This could be difficult since there can be varying grade levels

and little time to set up activities. I plan on streamlining this by planning similar activities (to

limit the setup time for equipment) and extending the tasks up and down according to the class’s

ability. The tactical games approach also needs good managerial skills as there can be multiple

courts and activities going on at once. My mission would be to establish rules, routines, and

procedures to help the students get used to safe practices. Having this type of setup and a tight

lesson allows for maximum engagement and very little down time between activities which can

limit disruptions. In 5 years, these approaches and routines will become engrained into the

school and how students learn in physical education.

Today, I feel physical education may be the most important class that a school can offer.

As we look at trends such as students participating in fewer sports, video games becoming more

popular, and a decrease in physical activity overall, we see a sedentary present and future for our

youth. However, while this may be a trend, it is also a behavior that can be changed. The reason

why I say physical education must be fun is because in order for students to choose to be

physically active, the physical activity has to be appealing enough to choose that over video
games or social media. As a result, physical educators must be more creative than ever before to

inspire and incentivize students to participate. Even though it is great to have fun activities,

students also need to have success in these activities. We can accomplish this by teaching the

fundamentals in the psychomotor and cognitive domains. These domains are imperative for

student enjoyment because 2 of the main reasons people stop participating in physical activity is

because they are not good at performing the activity and or they lack the requisite knowledge. I

believe everyone can learn and can participate if they are given proper instruction and

opportunity in their developmental years.