nly thing I would change would be the first five minutes of playing tag, I think I would try to work on some stretching and movement exercises while still trying to have fun, like these kids did in this class.Now if you look at page #2, even though the class is quite a bit younger I couldn't believe how little respect the teacher had for these kid's abilities. This was an older female teacher and she was set in her ways but as far as these kids were concerned they had very little to gain in this class. Right away when she would bang her tambourine to get their attention, I knew this was going to be a much different situation than last. The stretching exercises were good and the kids seemed to like them. They were really stretching well and having fun doing it. After that the problems start, if I was talking about gender equality I could probably talk a long time. It was very evident that the teacher preferred the girls, from letting them be the team captains and only harping at the boys. She treated all her students like they were in kindergarten, by giving them very little to do and not teaching them anything that they didn't already know how to do. The games were simple and you could tell the kids were bored, other than maybe when they were on the rolleys, but the teacher didn't let them have to good of time. This seemed to be a time for the teacher to get out of the classroom and take a break. I feel these kids did not really gain anything in this class that I observed and I would hope for there sake either she retires or trades her phys ed. time away. There was nothing in the class except for some of the stretches that I would incorporate into my own class. I guess you could say there is some inclusion with the use of many different types of equipment, but the kids were not really learning and her favoritism with the girls was astounding. I would hope for everybody (they all seemed to be good kids) in this class that th...
