r/PhysicalEducation

I’m a PE teacher with a few aides as support. Technically I’m not their supervisor, but they only work with me and they really don’t ever deal with administrators themselves.
I have 1 aide who eats bags of chips during PE classes and often brings big sodas back from lunch and drinks them in front of the kids.
I’ve never said anything to her about it; but it drives me insane. It is distracting and it’s poor modeling as we work on healthy habits in PE. I really do not want to micromanage but I also feel the need to tell her directly that I prefer she not.

Should I bring this up to her? Or am I overreacting?

I’m wondering if anyone may be in a situation similar to mine. I’m one of two PE teachers at my school and we each have our own gym. We each have our own schedules but this PE teacher will see half the school over two days and then I’ll see them (while I’m doing the same with the other half of the school). Has anyone had a schedule like this? Any suggestions on how we can teach what we want and remain “aligned?” For example, if they teach floor hockey in November (for example) and I wanted to teach it in April, those classes would be doing a unit 2 times and also would be bouncing between units on a weekly basis. Any idea or advice would be welcomed!

There seems to be a stigma, certainly amongst other educators, that seems to look down on PE teachers. They dismiss what we do as “easy“. And not “real“ education.

I’ve even heard this from people who are not teachers as well. I like to think it’s jealousy, because more often than that we get to enjoy our job. But I’d be lying If I said this didn’t bother me from time to time. Have you heard this?

Hi all! I’m a female going into my first practicum for phys ed in the fall. I’m going to be observing in an elementary school. The teacher let me know they do not have ac so to wear shorts that are like mid thigh, and to dress as if I was being observed from my teacher. Does anyone have any recommendations of brands / clothing to wear? She also said no tank tops and I haven’t found any great ideas for tops yet and it’s tough to find long shorts so if anyone knows any good brands please let me know!
Thank you!!

What are some fun team building and cooperation games that I can do with my middle schoolers for the first week of school?

So what I think is we get well rounded athletes and over the course of the year we make them play a couple seasons of a several sports.

So maybe a four season year and we have them play each of Baseball, Football, Tennis, Swimming and we see which team excelled the most at the sports overall. The next year comes and maybe this year we have them doing American Football, Track and Field/Cross Country, Boxing, and Basketball. And this goes on. Basically we need people that are gonna be well rounded as well as anybody can try to go pro in this because some sports are gonna benefit from you having women and lighter men on your team while others.....Let's just say everyone signed a form.

The team that has the most amount of points at the end of the year wins.

I’ve taught lower elementary before so classroom management is easy.

What I’m really looking for are lessons and fun games to teach the little ones! I will have K-3. My niche is tennis and baseball. For kids this age what are you big on?

TIA!

As the title says. For a lot of those positions, I was beaten out by someone with a lot more experience. The position I most wanted was taken by a candidate with 23 years of experience.

I’m currently working auto parts delivery for $12/hr. Absolutely no relevance to what I’m certified in and what I want to teach. Where do I go from here?

Hello! I'm starting a new school in September, and I'm really scared of P.E. I've always had it as my worst subject because I'm physically not strong, i have horrible coordination, no competitiveness and i have low vitamin levels, so sports put me in pain. I don't have anything against sport itself but p.e as a lesson is so forceful and I don't know how to go and survive, especially if i get a cruel teacher.

Also i do take supplements but my levels fall back really easily and it's quite hard to manage, especially iron. I don't really know what kind of help i want here but any tips or any advice from someone who maybe used to have it like this..

For any physical activity purpose, I'm also not overweight, just really bad in sports. I've always preferred brain sports...

Add: also I've never had any supportive or fun p.e teachers so I'm not expecting one now either

This is an exciting year in our house cause our daughter is starting kindergarten. It just got more interesting because I was assigned to be the PE teacher at her school. I have no say it was school I get put at and can’t get switched because it’s a numbers game depending on the sections in the district.

I am excited to be at the same school as her, but I am a little worried about being her teacher. I feel like since she’s so little that it might be hard for her to differentiate between teacher and Dad. I don’t want something to happen in class and then have it carry over at home.

Students come to PE once a week for 50 mins so it is not like I will be her teacher all the time or that much time out of her week.

Has anyone had this situation or something similar? Any advice or things that worked/didn’t work? Thanks!

Early Childhood Education vs. Physical Education — which should I do for undergrad?
Hi! I’m a sophomore in college and I’m having a really hard time deciding between majoring in Physical Education or Early Childhood Education.
I’m interested in both and could see myself teaching either. Would it make more sense to get my bachelor’s in Early Childhood Education and then a master’s in Physical Education, or do it the other way around?
I’d love to hear from anyone who has experience in either field, especially when it comes to job opportunities, getting certified in both, and which path would give me the most flexibility after graduating. Any advice is appreciated!!

I’ve been in the education field for 11 years as a physical education and health teacher.

I’ve worked with students from 3K through 12th grade. I’ve worked in both private and public education across NY and CT. I’ve coached high school student-athletes on the wrestling mat, baseball field, and volleyball court. I’ve also been a house parent to international students from all over the world.

And over those 11 years, I’ve learned a lot — some through great mentors and experiences, and plenty through making mistakes and figuring things out the hard way.

I listened to a podcast today that got me thinking about how much knowledge and experience we all accumulate without ever really sharing it with the people who could benefit from it.

So I want to change that.

If you’re a new PE or health teacher, a college student getting ready to enter the profession, a coach, or even an experienced teacher looking for another perspective — ask me something.

Lesson planning. Classroom management. PE activities. Health curriculum. Coaching. Working with difficult students. Building relationships. Surviving your first year. Burnout. Technology in education. Things I wish I knew when I started.

Whatever.

Drop a question in the comments or send me a message. If I have experience with it, I’ll give you the best answer I can. No course. No sales pitch. No gatekeeping.

And if I don’t know the answer, I’ll tell you that too.

I’d like to start using this page for more than just posting what I’m working on. I want to share some of the things 11 years in education have taught me and hopefully make someone else’s job a little easier.

Teachers: what’s one thing you’re struggling with right now that you wish you could ask another educator?

School started today and wow. Standing up all day today has my feet aching 😭 Any tips on how to avoid this?

Long story short I have 10+ 4th and 5th graders who participate in band/orchestra. I love that for them, but during last year’s master scheduling meeting the decision makers decided that the band/orchestra time is at the same time as their classes PE every week. So for the entire year these students will miss out on their classes PE.

I already emailed my principal with my concerns and was told it’s because of new curriculum in the classroom and not wanting those student to miss instructional minutes, but they’ll see what they can do.

Has anyone dealt with anything similar and what ended up being the result?

Has anyone recently taken the CSET PE exam? Took 129 and need to take two more.

Grades 7&8- I’m looking for a solid warm up routine and would love to get new some ideas. What do you do? If you don’t mind sharing, I’d love some fresh ideas! Thanks!

Hi all,

I would appreciate any input or advice. i’m doing a one-year online masters program to become a PE teacher. I currently live outside of Chicago in the suburbs, but really want to eventually move into the city and live downtown. I’m turning 25 in a few months. Is it plausible to become a PE teacher and live in a city like Chicago? Is it smarter to live down there and commute back to the suburbs every day or look to become a teacher as close to the city as possible. Was wondering if anyone had any similar experience or living situation. Thank you!!

I am getting ready to possibly enroll in a PE masters program as a career changer. I was wondering if anyone else has done this successfully? I am very nervous about it because of what I’ve heard about the job market. I want to find my way into a career I genuinely enjoy, that has security, but fear I will end up spending the time and money and may never actually end up teaching PE.