ink that definite testing is needed, whether it be a paper and pencil test, or a fitness test. In a gym class, I am an advocate for fitness testing for different reasons. One is that it shows me as a teacher the capabilities of the students. It gives me some facts about each students fitness level. Fitness tests can also be used as a way to show the students their improvements from the beginning of the year to the end, or even from year to year. In a classroom setting, testing students on their knowledge of the facts that they have been taught is again, an easy way to see what they are learning.From a Christian perspective, the most important thing is to be a good example to my students. Portraying to them what I believe as right and wrong in the rules that I set for the class is one way. I hope to have rules that require fair play and kindness to other students, or that emphasize being respectful to not only fellow students, but also their teachers. In being a realist-idealist, I will focus on developing the whole individual. As a health teacher, I think it will be important that students know different diseases and health issues, but they also need to know why it could be harmful to them. As a Christian, Paul teaches us that our bodies are like a temple, ... your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, ... you are not your own (The Inspirational Study Bible. 1 Corn. 6.19). I hope that I can portray this belief to my students in the ways that I teach....
