e thing to do. Those simple attempts to raise a students self-esteem, is probably one of the most satisfying for the teacher and the most beneficial for the student. Not only will they carry their motivation and high self-esteem in the gym class, but also in the other things they do throughout their life.Secondly, I would list the cognitive objective. I think that cognitive development is a must. If the student is not able to have an understanding of what the activity is that they are performing, then why should they bother? What good is it if the student is made to run, but they dont know the benefits they are getting at the same time? In sports, the game can be overall pointless to a student if they dont understand the rules and the strategies that are involved and make the sport what it is. As an educator, we need to be able to make clear to students, the what and why for each activity they do.The psychomotor objective is probably next in importance. If basic locomotor, manipulative, and perceptual-motor-skills are learned early, they provide the foundation for lifelong enjoyment for physical activity (Lumpkin, 1998, p.13). I think that having the ability to learn a motion or movement correctly, such as swinging the softball bat, is more important and better than just going out and trying whatever works. I would prefer, as a teacher, that my students be able, and find it easier, to learn and perform a variety of specific skills, rather than just making them run laps every class.Even though I placed this objective last on the list, I still place a great deal of importance on it. The physical development of a person is definitely important when living in the lazy work that we live in today. Physical fitness includes cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and body composition (Lumpkin, 1998, p.14). It also includes becoming agile, coordinated, speedy and powerful. The benefits for being phy...
